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.

• 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。
• 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

• ADJ-GRADED 紧张不安的；忧虑的;易怒的
  Someone who isuptightis 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。

英英释义

adj

• being in a tense state
  Synonym:edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitteryjumpynervyoverstrungrestive

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• B: I had my reasons. Don't be so uptight.
  乙：我有我的原因，别这么紧张。
• 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。
• 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？
• I didn't figure him to be so uptight.
  我也觉得他不是保守派。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。