uptight

up·tight

U0139400 (ŭp′tīt′)adj. Slang 1. Tense; nervous: was uptight about turning 50.2. Rigidly conventional, as in manners, opinions, and tastes: "[She] struck some as uptight or even prissy, a person so private she could be hard to read" (Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson).

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up′tight′ness n.

uptight

(ʌpˈtaɪt) adj1. displaying tense repressed nervousness, irritability, or anger2. unable to give expression to one's feelings, personality, etc

up•tight

(ˈʌpˈtaɪt)

adj. Informal. 1. tense, nervous, or jittery. 2. stiffly conventional in manner or attitudes. [1960–65, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

uptight - being in a tense state edgy, highly strung, high-strung, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, jitterytense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

uptight

adjective (Informal) tense, wired (slang), anxious, neurotic, uneasy, prickly, edgy, on the defensive, on edge, nervy (Brit. informal) Penny never got uptight about exams.

uptight

adjectiveSlang. Feeling or exhibiting nervous tension:edgy, fidgety, jittery, jumpy, nervous, restive, restless, skittish, tense, twitchy.Idioms: a bundle of nerves, all wound up, on edge.

Translations

紧张不安的

uptight

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