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

• He gets so uptight about the slightest difficulty.
  他对一点点困难也会感到非常紧张。
• I tend to get very uptight during a match.
  比赛时我总会紧张得不行。
• I am the uptight, stressed-out wife you ways wanted.
  我是那个你想要的烦躁，有压力的妻子。
• Is it any wonder that I feel uptight?
  我感到紧张不安这有什么奇怪的吗？
• Teachers and middle-class parents undervalue kids'preferences, but I think we need to give up being so uptight about children's choices in books.
  教师和中产阶级父母低估了孩子的偏好，但我认为我们需要放弃我们对孩子选择书籍的严格管束。
• 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。
• I grew to dislike the people from my background — they were rather uptight and prissy.
  我变得讨厌和我有着同样出身背景的人——他们太保守、太一本正经了。
• I didn't figure him to be so uptight.
  我也觉得他不是保守派。
• I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose
  这些天我有点焦躁。我看是荷尔蒙在作怪。
• B: I had my reasons. Don't be so uptight.
  乙：我有我的原因，别这么紧张。