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

• 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 gets so uptight about the slightest difficulty.
  他对一点点困难也会感到非常紧张。
• Which was all very British and uptight of me.
  我这么做倒是非常英国和保守。
• I didn't figure him to be so uptight.
  我也觉得他不是保守派。
• 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。
• Penny never got uptight about exams
  彭妮从来不会因为考试而紧张。
• 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。
• 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。
• You automatically get uptight and nervous.
  你不由自主地感到焦虑和紧张起来。