highly-strung

US [.haɪli'strʌŋ]
UK [.haɪli 'strʌŋ]
  • adj.紧张不安的
  • Web弦舞；神经过敏的；容易激动的

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highly strung
adj.
1.
紧张不安的nervous and easily upset
a sensitive and highly-strung child
敏感而脆弱的孩子
Their new horse is very highly strung.
他们的新马很容易受惊。

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Definition:
AllAll,紧张不安的紧张不安的,弦舞弦舞,神经过敏的神经过敏的,容易激动的容易激动的
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1.
As a child she was, as people used to say, 'highly strung'.
从她还是个孩子的时候起，人们就说她“高度紧张”。
cóng tā hái shì gè hái zi de shí hou qǐ , rén men jiù shuō tā " gāo dù jǐn zhāng " 。
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2.
Mr. Sarkozy said he was trying to become a calmer, less highly-strung person, according to people who were present.
据当时在场的人士说，萨科齐说，他正试着成为一个更为平静、不太那么激动的人。
jù dāng shí zài chǎng de rén shì shuō , sà kē qí shuō , tā zhèng shì zhe chéng wéi yī gè gèng wéi píng jìng 、 bù tài nà me jī dòng de rén 。
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3.
But since this highly strung fault line has stretched several millimeters per year for the last 250 years, it was time for it to snap.
但经过250年每年几毫米的持续移动，高度紧缩的断层线就面临断裂了。
dàn jīng guò èr bǎi wǔ shí nián měi nián jǐ háo mǐ de chí xù yí dòng , gāo dù jǐn suō de duàn céng xiàn jiù miàn lín duàn liè le 。
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4.
"Her highly strung temperament made her uncertain . . . capricious . . . enchanting" (George Bernard Shaw).
“她极易激动的个性使得她性情多变…反复无常…魅力无穷”（乔治·贝尔纳·萧伯纳）。
" tā jí yì jī dòng de gè xìng shǐ de tā xìng qíng duō biàn … fǎn fù wú cháng … mèi lì wú qióng " ( qiáo zhì · bèi ěr nà · xiāo bó nà ) 。
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5.
What's surprising, especially to the highly strung , is that we don't have to live with it.
令人惊讶的（尤其对于那些高度紧张的人们来说）是人们不必对此忍受。
lìng rén jīng yà de ( yóu qí duì yú nà xiē gāo dù jǐn zhāng de rén men lái shuō ) shì rén men bú bì duì cǐ rěn shòu 。
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6.
This would be a highly strung exercise.
这将是一个绷得很紧的安排。
zhè jiāng shì yī gè bēng de hěn jǐn de ān pái 。
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7.
My doctor says it's because I am highly-strung and always unwell: you must take my doctor's word for it.
我的医生对我说，这是因为我有些神经质，并且总是觉得不舒服的缘故，请相信我医生的话吧。
wǒ de yī shēng duì wǒ shuō , zhè shì yīn wèi wǒ yǒu xiē shén jīng zhì , bìng qiě zǒng shì jué de bù shū fu de yuán gù , qǐng xiāng xìn wǒ yī shēng de huà ba 。
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