uptight

英 [ˌʌpˈtaɪt]

美 [ˌʌpˈtaɪt]

adj.  紧张不安的; 愤怒的; 局促的; 拘谨的; 紧张的

GRE

BNC.22855 / COCA.17666

牛津词典

adj.

• 紧张不安的；愤怒的
  anxious and/or angry about sth
  1. Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.
     轻松点儿！你对这事太紧张了。
• 局促的；拘谨的；紧张的
  nervous about showing your feelings
  1. an uptight teenager
     腼腆的少年

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 紧张不安的；忧虑的;易怒的
  Someone who isuptightis tense, nervous, or annoyed about something and so is difficult to be with.
  1. Penny never got uptight about exams...
     彭妮从来不会因为考试而紧张。
  2. I tend to get very uptight during a match.
     比赛时我总会紧张得不行。

英英释义

adj

• being in a tense state
  Synonym:edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitteryjumpynervyoverstrungrestive

双语例句

• I tend to get very uptight during a match.
  比赛时我总会紧张得不行。
• Penny never got uptight about exams
  彭妮从来不会因为考试而紧张。
• Try being low-key and open rather than uptight and defensive.
  试着低调一点，开放一点，而不是紧张和保守。
• Throughout the time of the Olympics I felt uptight about all the different types of security guards.
  贯穿整个奥运会，我感觉异常紧张的并不一样的安全保卫类型。
• He was very uptight about people smoking in his house.
  他对那些在他房间里抽烟的人感到很厌烦。
• Is it any wonder that I feel uptight?
  我感到紧张不安这有什么奇怪的吗？
• He gets so uptight about the slightest difficulty.
  他对一点点困难也会感到非常紧张。
• He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.
  他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
• He seemed very uptight about my being there.
  我在那儿，他似乎非常不自在。
• Be uptight about sex Every good, true, vigorous feeling I had gathered came impulsively round him.
  对【性】感到紧张我的一切良好、真诚而又强烈的感情都紧紧围绕着他涌现出来。