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

• 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 seemed very uptight about my being there.
  我在那儿，他似乎非常不自在。
• M: Hmph. You ''re never this uptight when you are with your Chinese friends.
  L：跟中国朋友在一起我当然不紧张咯，我跟他们都很熟嘛。
• You were just so uptight then. you're much softer now.
  那个时候你太焦躁了，现在和蔼多了。
• I tend to get very uptight during a match.
  比赛时我总会紧张得不行。
• I can't picture your uptight brother smoking a joint.
  我想你那保守的哥哥肯定不会抽大麻。
• 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。
• 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 remember him when he was an uptight teenager.
  我还记得他那腼腆少年的模样。
• 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。