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up·tight /ˈʌpˈtaɪt/ a. 〈口〉 1. 紧张不安的,忧虑的 (about) People are uptight about the war and things like that. 人们对于战争以及诸如此类的事感到紧张不安。 He seemed very uptight about my being there. 我在那儿,他似乎非常不自在。 2. 易怒的,神经过敏的;生气的 You get so uptight whenever I raise the subject. 每当我提出这个问题你就发这样的脾气。 3. 极端保守的,过分拘谨的 the uptight and antiseptic white community 极端保守又排外的白人社会 4. 财政困难的,拮据的;不名一文的 The surtax was another blow to an industry already uptight. 附加税对于这一财政已经很困难的行业是又一打击。 5. 达到预期标准的,出色的 |