英国这家银行有本难念的经，去年不得已被部分国有化，现在又想结束对政府的依赖，进退两难。投资者不能不焦虑不安。Lloyds investors probably have most cause to be edgy. (From The Times, August 27, 2009: A £35bn dilemma for the Government)
edgy: (adj.) (informal) nervous, especially about what might happen.
*She’s been very edgy lately.
*After the recent unrest there is an edgy calm in the capital.
*I’m feeling a bit edgy about the exam tomorrow.
和on edge的异同：两个词意思一样，不过edgy也可以形容时间或事件，
*It was an edgy match with both players making mistakes.
on edge也可以形容人的神经（nerves）。
*His nerves had been on edge (= he had been nervous or bad-tempered) all day.
Thursday, 27 August 2009
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