Speaking in public can be a nerve-wracking experience.
当众发言会是件令人非常紧张的事。
Fran faced a nerve-racking wait for her test results.
弗兰焦虑不安地等待考试结果。
Examples from the Corpus
nerve-racking• It is never too early to score, but Sunderland faced a nerve-racking 55 minutes after that breakthrough.• Although most people were relieved that the waiting game was over, the first days and nights were nerve-racking.• I also discovered that being a guest on a talk show is prettynerve-racking.• The unveiling was happy but nerve-racking.• Once I had a rather nerve-racking experience with him when I was working the horserake in the lowerfield.• It was nerve-racking, having him watch her as she slid her feet out of bed, and pushed them into softmules.• It was rather nerve-racking, sitting there all on his own.• Soderberg had a nerve-racking time, which seemed to be over by late 1987.• Fran faced a nerve-racking wait for her medicaltest results.