overwrought

英 [ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈrɔːt]

adj.  过度紧张的; 过分忧烦的; 紧张激动的

过去分词：overwrought　过去式：overwrought　

IELTSGRE

BNC.33356 / COCA.30708

牛津词典

adj.

• 过度紧张的；过分忧烦的；紧张激动的
  very worried and upset; excited in a nervous way

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 极不高兴的；过于激动的
  Someone who isoverwroughtis very upset and is behaving in an uncontrolled way.
  1. One overwrought member had to be restrained by friends.
     一位成员过于激动，朋友们不得不进行拦阻。

英英释义

adj

• deeply agitated especially from emotion
  1. distraught with grief
  Synonym:distraught

双语例句

• She's overwrought because of all the work and difficulties.
  她被所有的工作困难弄得精疲力竭。
• Scarlett found that it relieved her overwrought nerves.
  思嘉发现这样可以使她过分紧张的神经放松一些。
• One overwrought member had to be restrained by friends.
  一位成员过于激动，朋友们不得不进行拦阻。
• There tired and overwrought businessmen can enjoy such old fashioned fare as bread and butter pudding, all served by well-developed girls wearing school uniforms.
  在那家餐馆，劳累过度的商人可以享受到像面包和奶油布丁之类的老式饮食，服务员全是发育良好的穿校服的女孩。
• She didn't mean to offend you; she was overwrought.
  她无意得罪你，她是情绪不好。
• Or is all this an empty conceit, the vaporing of the tired and overwrought brain of a life long liberal?
  再不然，这一切是不是一种无聊的妄自尊大，是不是一个毕生开明的人疲乏过度大脑的幻想呢？
• She was tired and overwrought.
  她很累且过度紧张。
• Much of it is overwrought, especially in the performance of Ellen Burstyn as the older Viviane, and Sandra Bullock as Sidda.
  片中许多演员的演出均显得都神经紧张，特别是饰演年老慧云的艾伦布斯汀及饰演茜达的姗迪娜布洛。
• The debt debates under way in the US and the EU are so inward-looking and overwrought that surprisingly few people are making the connection.
  美国和欧洲正在进行的债务辩论都过于关注自身，也过于忧心忡忡，以至于能够指出二者之间联系的人少得令人惊讶。
• Now that things are calmer and you're able to assess what was said from a more rational perspective, you're recognising that in their rather overwrought ramblings, others revealed pivotal facts.
  既然事情已经冷静下来，你也能从更理性的一面评估所说过的话，你将认识到他人从杂乱无章中发现了关键的事实。