Uptight



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.焦虑不安的
• ［英］ adj.焦虑不安的 ( being tight, nervous, or uneasy)
• ［记］ up+tight ( 紧的)
• ［例］ People are uptight about the war and things like that.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 1934
• 1.
  • a. being tense, nervous, or uneasy <uptight overachievers>
  • b. angry, indignant
  • c. rigidly conventional <an uptight conservative>
• 2. being in financial difficulties
• ? uptightness noun

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