uptight

英[ˌʌpˈtaɪt]美[ˈʌpˈtaɪt]

adj.<口>紧张的，愤怒的，经济状况不佳的，<美>极端保守的；

例句

He gets all uptight if anyone criticizes him!有人批评他，他就会火冒三丈！

He’s feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。

Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight.试着一笑了之，不要紧张。

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。

Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.今晚，他躁动不安，紧张兮兮的。

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...彭妮从来不会因为考试而紧张。

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。

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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

紧张不安的；忧虑的;易怒的

Someone who is uptight is tense, nervous, or annoyed about something and so is difficult to be with.

例句

英汉词典释义

adj.

<口>紧张的,愤怒的

经济状况不佳的,拮据的

<美>极端保守的

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. being in a tense state

行业词典

金融： 经济情况不佳的；拮据日；