uptight

uptight
  • tính từ
    • (+about something) bồn chồn, căng thẳng, lo lắng (về tinh thần)
    • (+about something) bực dọc, tức tối
    • (+about something) câu nệ, cứng nhắc (lễ nghi, phong tục )

Xem thêm: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, in suspense(p), jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive



uptight

Từ điển Collocation

uptight adj.

VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | get Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight. | make sb

ADV. really, very | all (informal) He gets all uptight if anyone criticizes him! | a bit, quite

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

Từ điển WordNet

English Idioms Dictionary

tense, nervous, not relaxed, worried sick """What are you uptight about?"" ""I'm not sure. It could be fear of losing my job."""

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: edgy high-strung highly strung in suspense(p) jittery jumpy nervy overstrung restive