high-strung

adjective

/ˌhaɪ ˈstrʌŋ/

(North American English)

(British English highly strung)

(of a person or an animal) nervous and easily upset紧张不安的
Synonyms nervous
nervousneurotic ▪ on edge ▪ jitteryThese words all describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened way.
nervous easily worried or frightened:
He was of a nervous disposition. 他性情紧张。
See also the entry for worried.neurotic not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something:
She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她变得对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。
on edge nervous or easily made angry:
She was always on edge before an interview.她在面试前总是紧张不安。
jittery (informal) anxious and nervous:
All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.所有这些关于失业的话题使他心神不宁。
Patterns
- a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl
- to feel nervous/on edge/jittery
- a bit nervous/on edge/jittery
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
High-strung is used with these nouns:
temperament

单词	high-strung
释义	high-strung adjective /ˌhaɪ ˈstrʌŋ/ /ˌhaɪ ˈstrʌŋ/ (North American English) (British English highly strung) (of a person or an animal) nervous and easily upset紧张不安的 Synonyms nervousnervousneurotic ▪ on edge ▪ jitteryThese words all describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened way.nervous easily worried or frightened: He was of a nervous disposition. 他性情紧张。 See also the entry for worried.neurotic not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something: She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她变得对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。 on edge nervous or easily made angry: She was always on edge before an interview.她在面试前总是紧张不安。 jittery (informal) anxious and nervous: All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.所有这些关于失业的话题使他心神不宁。 Patterns a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl to feel nervous/on edge/jittery a bit nervous/on edge/jittery Oxford Collocations DictionaryHigh-strung is used with these nouns: temperament
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