uptight
英 [ˌʌpˈtaɪt]
美 [ˌʌpˈtaɪt]
adj. 紧张不安的; 愤怒的; 局促的; 拘谨的; 紧张的
BNC.22855 / COCA.17666
牛津词典
adj.
- 紧张不安的；愤怒的
anxious and/or angry about sth- Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.
轻松点儿！你对这事太紧张了。
- Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.
- 局促的；拘谨的；紧张的
nervous about showing your feelings- an uptight teenager
腼腆的少年
- an uptight teenager
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.- Penny never got uptight about exams...
彭妮从来不会因为考试而紧张。 - I tend to get very uptight during a match.
比赛时我总会紧张得不行。
- Penny never got uptight about exams...
英英释义
adj
- being in a tense state
双语例句
- 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。 - 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 tend to get very uptight during a match.
比赛时我总会紧张得不行。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。