uptight
英 [?p'ta?t; '?pta?t]
美 ['?p'ta?t]
- adj. 緊張的；拮據(jù)的；心情焦躁的；易怒的
中文詞源
uptight 拘謹(jǐn)?shù)?/span>比喻用法。
英文詞源
- uptight (adj.)
- "tense," slang, 1934, from up- + tight (adj.). Meaning "straight-laced" first recorded 1969. It was used in a sense of "excellent" in jazz slang c. 1962.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose.
- 這些天我有點(diǎn)焦躁。我看是荷爾蒙在作怪。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. I tend to get very uptight during a match.
- 比賽時(shí)我總會(huì)緊張得不行。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
- 今晚，他躁動(dòng)不安，緊張兮兮的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.
- 輕松點(diǎn)兒！你對(duì)這事太緊張了。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.
- 他因明天的考試而感到有點(diǎn)緊張.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》