Question of the Week #504

"Ahead of yet another momentous week, my nerves are shot. "
From the 4th paragraph of this article at The Guardian.

上記の文で、[one's] nerves are shotの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "[one's] nerves are shot " mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎やWeblioに掲載されていないので、The Free Dictionaryの定義を訳すと下記のようになります、

精神的または感情的に疲れ切った・圧倒された・張り詰めた状態

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

One is mentally or emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, or overwrought.

Examples

• Between dealing with mounting debt, my four children, and my recent divorce, my nerves are pretty shot at the moment.
• "Besides, I sort of needed a little vacation. My nerves were shot. They really were." J.D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye
• “My nerves are shot” is a pretty good way to describe what happens after intense or prolonged physical, mental, and emotional stress.
• I think my nerves are shot and because I feel really jumpy, I feel gruchy, like I could snap at someone at anytime and my head kind of hurts.

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