He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
他显然非常紧张，局促不安地在麦克风前站了好几分钟。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 焦虑的;紧张不安的;神经质的;
💡 nerv神经 + ous ...的 → a.紧张的，神经的；易激动的
"Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system."
有些化学物质能在神经系统中引起不良变化.
近义：apprehensive, jittery, jumpy, scary, shy, skittish
反义：mild, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet
n. 扩音器，麦克风;话筒;
💡 micro小+phone声音→小声音变大声音 → 麦克风
"to speak into the microphone"
对着麦克风讲话
近义：mike, mouthpiece
adv. 明显地;
"Obviously, we don't want to spend too much money."
很明显，我们不想花太多的钱。
近义：manifestly, openly, overtly, patently, plain, revealedly
反义：hiddenly, implicitly, offstage, backstage, privately, privily
adv. 笨拙地;困难地;难看地;尴尬地;
"I had been lying awkwardly and my leg had gone numb."
我一直以一种不舒服的姿势躺着,腿已经麻木了.
近义：lubberly, maladroitly, nauseatingly, sickeningly, unskillfully, blunderingly
反义：artfully, skillfully, slick, slickly, capably, cleverly