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

• 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。
• Which was all very British and uptight of me.
  我这么做倒是非常英国和保守。
• 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。
• Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
  今晚，他躁动不安，紧张兮兮的。
• He seemed very uptight about my being there.
  我在那儿，他似乎非常不自在。
• If you are uptight with each other, don't do it.
  如果你对自己的爱人感到焦躁不安，那么不要一起工作；
• He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.
  他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
• B: I had my reasons. Don't be so uptight.
  乙：我有我的原因，别这么紧张。
• 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 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。