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

• You automatically get uptight and nervous.
  你不由自主地感到焦虑和紧张起来。
• You mean, if don't get so uptight about being anxious, I'll be less anxious?
  你的意思是，如果对焦虑不是那么紧张，我的焦虑就会少些？
• 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。
• He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.
  他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
• I remember him when he was an uptight teenager.
  我还记得他那腼腆少年的模样。
• You get so uptight whenever I raise the subject.
  每当我提起那个问题，你就那么紧张不安。
• Which was all very British and uptight of me.
  我这么做倒是非常英国和保守。
• 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。
• Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
  今晚，他躁动不安，紧张兮兮的。
• I didn't figure him to be so uptight.
  我也觉得他不是保守派。