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.

  1. 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。
  2. 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

  1. 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.
    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。

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Penny never got uptight about exams
    彭妮从来不会因为考试而紧张。
  4. I tend to get very uptight during a match.
    比赛时我总会紧张得不行。
  5. Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
    今晚,他躁动不安,紧张兮兮的。
  6. 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。
  7. Is it any wonder that I feel uptight?
    我感到紧张不安这有什么奇怪的吗?
  8. 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。
  9. I am the uptight, stressed-out wife you ways wanted.
    我是那个你想要的烦躁,有压力的妻子。
  10. 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。
  11. I'm so uptight. I just can't seem to relax.
    我是如此地焦虑,好像无法使心情放松。
  12. 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。
  13. I remember him when he was an uptight teenager.
    我还记得他那腼腆少年的模样。
  14. I didn't figure him to be so uptight.
    我也觉得他不是保守派。
  15. You mean, if don't get so uptight about being anxious, I'll be less anxious?
    你的意思是,如果对焦虑不是那么紧张,我的焦虑就会少些?
  16. B: I had my reasons. Don't be so uptight.
    乙:我有我的原因,别这么紧张。
  17. Try being low-key and open rather than uptight and defensive.
    试着低调一点,开放一点,而不是紧张和保守。
  18. If you are uptight with each other, don't do it.
    如果你对自己的爱人感到焦躁不安,那么不要一起工作;
  19. 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。
  20. Be uptight about sex Every good, true, vigorous feeling I had gathered came impulsively round him.
    对【性】感到紧张我的一切良好、真诚而又强烈的感情都紧紧围绕着他涌现出来。
  21. He gets so uptight about the slightest difficulty.
    他对一点点困难也会感到非常紧张。
  22. Throughout the time of the Olympics I felt uptight about all the different types of security guards.
    贯穿整个奥运会,我感觉异常紧张的并不一样的安全保卫类型。
  23. You get so uptight whenever I raise the subject.
    每当我提起那个问题,你就那么紧张不安。
  24. He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.
    他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
  25. 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。
  26. Which, of course, turns me into a different kind of uptight, judgmental Christian.
    这一点,也使得我变成了另一种保守而易论断他人的基督徒。
  27. You automatically get uptight and nervous.
    你不由自主地感到焦虑和紧张起来。
  28. My ex-boss was a very uptight person.
    我的前任老板是一个很爱烦躁的人。
  29. Which was all very British and uptight of me.
    我这么做倒是非常英国和保守。
  30. He seemed very uptight about my being there.
    我在那儿,他似乎非常不自在。

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