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单词 highly strung
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highly strung
highly strung adj. very sensitive, tense, or nervous (cf. strung adj. 4b).
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1825 U.S. Lit. Gaz. 1 June 183 A want of unison, arising from hearts and minds too highly strung, is the fountain of the poet's proverbial unhappiness.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 855 We have already seen how highly strung and excitable the subjects of chorea usually are.
1943 Ld. Alanbrooke Diary 24 Aug. in War Diaries (2001) 448 He was in a bad ‘prima donna’ highly strung condition.
1988 H. David Fitzrovians (1989) i.10 The ultra–sensitive, highly strung and carelessly Bohemian poet.
2003 Bird Keeper June 31/2 Flycatchers, tanagers and other softbills are often highly strung and will struggle if not securely held.
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