uptight
英 [?p'ta?t; '?pta?t]
美['?p'ta?t]
- adj. 緊張的；拮據的；心情焦躁的；易怒的
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
uptight 拘謹的
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.
雙語例句
- 1. I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose.
- 這些天我有點焦躁。我看是荷爾蒙在作怪。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I tend to get very uptight during a match.
- 比賽時我總會緊張得不行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
- 今晚，他躁動不安，緊張兮兮的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.
- 輕松點兒！你對這事太緊張了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.
- 他因明天的考試而感到有點緊張.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》