uptight
adj. 紧张的；拮据的；心情焦躁的；易怒的
adj.
紧张的；愤怒的；经济状况不佳的；极端保守的
英英释义
uptight[ 'ʌp'tait ]
adj.being in a tense state
同义词：edgyhigh-strunghighly strungin suspense(p)jitteryjumpynervyoverstrungrestive
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
She was uptight about the interview.
她对面谈感到紧张。
Please reassure the owners and managers not to get so uptight about something that makes the day a little pleasant.
请提醒老板们，经理们，不要对那些能使一天的气氛轻松起来的小事过分紧张。
My ex-boss was a very uptight person.
我的前任老板是一个很爱烦躁的人。
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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.
1. Penny never got uptight about exams.
彭尼从未对考试感到紧张。
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2. Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
他今晚焦躁不安，紧张易怒。
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3. Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.
轻松点儿！你对这事太紧张了。
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4. I grew to dislike the people from my background – they were uptight and prissy.
我开始讨厌和我有相同背景的人－他们很保守，总是一本正经的。
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5. Do you get uptight and defensive?
你会不会感到紧张和有防备之心？
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6. Why's she so uptight?
她干吗那么紧张？
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7. I'm not uptight, Dad!
我不紧张，爸爸！
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8. Get uptight about exams, interviews, etc.
对考试、面试等十分紧张。
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9. I tend to get very uptight during a match.
比赛时我总会紧张得不行。
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10. I remember him when he was an uptight teenager.
我还记得他那腼腆少年的模样。
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11. Uptight men drink alcohol and invade another country.
紧张的男人喝白酒，入侵别国。
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12. Uptight women eat chocolate and invade shopping centres.
紧张的女人吃巧克力，入侵购物中心。
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13. He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.
他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
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14. At first, Hermione seemed like a very uptight show-off.
最初，赫敏似乎很爱炫耀自己的聪明。
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15. 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。
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16. Robin: Don't be so uptight. We will have been dead then.
别那么紧张。到时候，我们肯定不在了都。
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17. I don't always drink when I feel uptight. Just sometimes.
要不是经常的话，那还可以。不过，我现在…不想喝酒。
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18. Well, you are uptight about the game and it does matter to you.
好吧，你是因为比赛才紧张，可比赛跟你没关系。
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19. 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。
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20. You have an influence on Rafa Benitez because he always gets uptight.
那你应该对贝尼特斯很有影响的，因为他经常让你弄得很紧张。
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21. Coffee bars will only work in Santiago, because Chileans are so uptight.
咖啡馆只有在圣地亚哥才能经营，因为这里太保守了。
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22. He was very uptight about his daughter's scraggly - looking boyfriends.
他女儿那些外表邋遢的男朋友们令他紧张不安。
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23. 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？
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24. He came across as an affable chap, particularly when compared with his uptight rival.
与他那气势汹汹的对手比起来，当时的布什看起来颇为和蔼可亲。
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25. He came across as an affable chap, particularly when compared with his uptight rival.
与他那气势汹汹的对手比起来，当时的布什看起来颇为和蔼可亲。
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