uptight
- 英式英标[\'ʌp\'taɪt]
- 美式音标[ʌp\'taɪt; \'ʌptaɪt]
英文词源
- 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.
实用例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I tend to get very uptight during a match.
- 比赛时我总会紧张得不行。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
- 今晚，他躁动不安，紧张兮兮的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.
- 轻松点儿！你对这事太紧张了。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.
- 他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张.
来自《简明英汉词典》
