| 单词 | uptight |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ʌp'tait] |
| 解释 | adj. 焦虑不安的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.焦虑不安的(bein g tight, nervous, or uneasy) 【记】 up+tight(紧的) 【例】 People are uptight about the war and things like that. |
| 字源 | uptight (adj.) "tense," slang, 1934, from up- + tight (adj.). Meaning "straight-laced" first recorded 1969. It was used in a sense of "excellent" in jazz slang c.1962. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 焦虑不安的 【记】up上, tight紧的. 原指: 经济拮据的; 紧的－心情焦躁的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】tight up 紧张起来 |
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