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

• B: I had my reasons. Don't be so uptight.
  乙：我有我的原因，别这么紧张。
• 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。
• Is it any wonder that I feel uptight?
  我感到紧张不安这有什么奇怪的吗？
• My ex-boss was a very uptight person.
  我的前任老板是一个很爱烦躁的人。
• I remember him when he was an uptight teenager.
  我还记得他那腼腆少年的模样。
• 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。
• He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.
  他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
• 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。
• M: I don't always drink when I feel uptight.
  L：Michael，你得小心，不要在感到紧张的时候为了放松而喝酒。