1. 伤脑筋的：siphoneum 连管 | nerve-racking 伤脑筋的 | Ellen 埃伦(女子名)

2. 伤脑筋的,令人紧张的：so far 到目前为止 | nerve-racking 伤脑筋的,令人紧张的 | duration 持续的一段时间

3. nerve-racking的反义词

3. 伤头脑的：oneself 振作 | nerve-racking 伤头脑的 | nerve-wracking 极端令人头疼的

1. 使人焦虑的;使人十分紧张的
    A nerve-racking situation or experience makes you feel very tense and worried.

    e.g. The women and children spent a nerve-racking day outside waiting while fighting continued around them...
           女人和孩子们在外面紧张不安地挨过了一天，而战斗仍在她们身边继续。
    e.g. It was more nerve-wracking than taking a World Cup penalty.
           这比在世界杯上罚点球还扣人心弦。

1. extremely irritating to the nerves

    e.g. nerve-racking noise
           the stressful days before a war
           a trying day at the office

    Synonym: nerve-wrackingstressfultrying