uptight

• adj. 緊張的；拮據的；心情焦躁的；易怒的

比喻用法。

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. I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose.

這些天我有點焦躁。我看是荷爾蒙在作怪。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I tend to get very uptight during a match.

比賽時我總會緊張得不行。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.

今晚，他躁動不安，緊張兮兮的。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.

輕鬆點兒！你對這事太緊張了。

來自《權威詞典》

5. He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.

他因明天的考試而感到有點緊張.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》