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单词 hung up
释义

hung up

adjective

1
: delayed or detained for a time
2
: anxiously nervous
3
: having great or excessive interest in or preoccupation with someone or something
usually used with on
they broke up but he's still hung up on herhung up on winning

Synonyms

  • happy
  • obsessed
  • queer
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Example Sentences

Many people are hung up about their physical appearance. parents of a toddler who are already hung up about her getting into a good college
Recent Examples on the Web Sour and garlicky, it's usually made from pork, sticky rice and garlic, then hung up to ferment and dry. Kate Springer, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 The landlord installed new patio furniture, hung up café lights, and pulled up the real plants in the courtyard, replacing them with fake ones. Lauren Lee White, The New Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 The man on the line assured the woman that her daughter was fine and hung up quickly. Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022 For effectiveness, the tester hung up a wrinkled linen napkin on a clothes hanger with clips. Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022 Kravchenko hung up quickly and searched for the series on her television’s digital recorder. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Assistant Chief John Goss hung up the phone when reached by NBC News and didn't immediately return voicemail and email messages. David K. Li, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 The splitter — which should’ve dipped beneath the zone — instead hung up for Drury. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2022 When in Thailand, Mr. Moloney largely hung up his banjo and joined an old Irish friend of his, Father Joe, to raise funds for orphans at the Mercy Center in Bangkok. Phil Davison, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

hung up

adjective

1
as in obsessed
having extreme or relentless concern parents of a toddler who are already hung up about her getting into a good college

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • obsessed
  • worried
  • concerned
  • happy
  • preoccupied
  • occupied
  • anxious
  • absorbed
  • engaged
  • prepossessed
  • queer
  • involved
  • engrossed
  • distracted
  • impassioned
  • passionate
  • foolish
  • silly
  • feverish
  • nuts
  • crazy
  • fervent
  • full
  • fervid
  • ardent
  • dotty
  • knee-deep

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • indifferent
  • cool
  • disinterested
  • detached
  • uninterested
  • unconcerned
  • casual
  • dispassionate
  • nonchalant
  • apathetic
  • uninvolved
  • incurious
  • unenthusiastic
  • uncurious
  • insouciant
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2
as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty so hung up about having his tax returns audited that he can't sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • worried
  • upset
  • nervous
  • anxious
  • troubled
  • on edge
  • uneasy
  • concerned
  • on tenterhooks
  • ill at ease
  • apprehensive
  • het up
  • disturbed
  • perturbed
  • keyed up
  • bothered
  • flustered
  • tense
  • jumpy
  • on pins and needles
  • insecure
  • goosey
  • uptight
  • queazy
  • freaked
  • obsessed
  • queasy
  • jittery
  • hesitant
  • aflutter
  • unquiet
  • preoccupied
  • dithery
  • distraught
  • antsy
  • edgy
  • distressed
  • hinky
  • disquieted
  • restless
  • nervy
  • aggrieved
  • misgiving
  • atwitter
  • vexed
  • qualmish
  • foreboding
  • shook-up
  • stewing
  • fretting
  • fretful
  • qualmy
  • unstrung
  • hypertense
  • freaked-out
  • undone
  • twittered
  • unnerved
  • fluttery
  • fidgety
  • spooky
  • flighty
  • skittish
  • high-strung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • collected
  • cool
  • easy
  • relaxed
  • sure
  • calm
  • confident
  • nerveless
  • controlled
  • happy-go-lucky
  • self-assured
  • self-confident
  • self-controlled
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