uptight

US [ˈʌpˌtaɪt]
UK [ʌpˈtaɪt]
  • adj.紧张不安的；愤怒的；局促的；拘谨的
  • Web紧张的；紧绷弦；极端保守的

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uptight
adj.
1.
紧张不安的；愤怒的anxious and/or angry about sth
Relax! You're getting too uptight about it.
放松点儿！你对这事太紧张了。
2.
局促的；拘谨的；紧张的nervous about showing your feelings
an uptight teenager
腼腆的少年

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Definition:
AllAll,紧张不安的紧张不安的,愤怒的愤怒的,局促的局促的,拘谨的拘谨的,紧张的紧张的,紧绷弦紧绷弦,极端保守的极端保守的
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1.
I don't know, maybe he was uptight because he was one of three players picked to take a drug test.
我不知道为什么，也许他心情急噪因为他是三个需要去检查毒品测试的人之一。
wǒ bù zhī dào wèi shén me , yě xǔ tā xīn qíng jí zào yīn wèi tā shì sān gè xū yào qù jiǎn chá dú pǐn cè shì de rén zhī yī 。
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2.
Newman would later confess that the uptight, reserved Mr Bridge was the role closest to his own personality.
纽曼后来承认，片中那个不安，保守的布瑞吉先生是最接近他性格的角色。
niǔ màn hòu lái chéng rèn , piān zhōng nà ge bù ān , bǎo shǒu de bù ruì jí xiān sheng shì zuì jiē jìn tā xìng gé de jué sè 。
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3.
I can't imagine going out with someone who's always uptight and proper, let alone live with them for the rest of my life!
我无法想象与一个总是中规中矩的人恋爱约会，更别提跟他们过一辈子了。
wǒ wú fǎ xiǎng xiàng yǔ yī gè zǒng shì zhōng guī zhōng jǔ de rén liàn ài yuē huì , gèng bié tí gēn tā men guò yí bèi zi le 。
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4.
There should perhaps be just a little pain, but we multiply it several hundred times, just because we re too uptight.
痛苦本来只有一点点，我们却把它放大好几百倍，都是因为自己太紧了！
tòng kǔ běn lái zhǐ yǒu yì diǎn diǎn , wǒ men què bǎ tā fàng dà hǎo jǐ bǎi bèi , dōu shì yīn wèi zì jǐ tài jǐn le !
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5.
Around this time of year being uptight about your diet and weight is only going to cause you more trouble than it's worth.
每年的这个时候，严格限制你的饮食和体重只会给你带来更多的麻烦，远比你所收获的要多。
měi nián de zhè ge shí hou , yán gé xiàn zhì nǐ de yǐn shí hé tǐ zhòng zhǐ huì gěi nǐ dài lái gèng duō de má fan , yuǎn bǐ nǐ suǒ shōu huò de yào duō 。
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6.
Throughout the time of the Olympics I felt uptight about all the different types of security guards.
贯穿整个奥运会，我感觉异常紧张的并不一样的安全保卫类型。
guàn chuān zhěng gè ào yùn huì , wǒ gǎn jué yì cháng jǐn zhāng de bìng bù yí yàng de ān quán bǎo wèi lèi xíng 。
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7.
To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.
紧紧抓住会严肃和焦虑，而放手就心情轻松愉快。
jǐn jǐn zhuā zhù huì yán sù hé jiāo lǜ , ér fàng shǒu jiù xīn qíng qīng sōng yú kuài 。
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8.
Eddie: Last time I saw you, you were dating this uptight brunette ice princess.
埃迪：上次见你时，你在和那个黑不溜湫的冷面公主约会。
āi dí : shàng cì jiàn nǐ shí , nǐ zài hé nà ge hēi bù liū qiū de lěng miàn gōng zhǔ yuē huì 。
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9.
Which, of course, turns me into a different kind of uptight, judgmental Christian.
这一点，也使得我变成了另一种保守而易论断他人的基督徒。
zhè yì diǎn , yě shǐ de wǒ biàn chéng le lìng yī zhǒng bǎo shǒu ér yì lùn duàn tā rén de jī dū tú 。
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10.
He was totally uptight and a typical German petty-bourgeois. With a greedy wife.
他完全是那种极端保守的人，一个典型的德国的小资，外加一个贪婪的老婆。
tā wán quán shì nà zhǒng jí duān bǎo shǒu de rén , yī gè diǎn xíng de dé guó de xiǎo zī , wài jiā yī gè tān lán de lǎo pó 。
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