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highly strung

英 [ˌhaɪli ˈstrʌŋ]

美 [ˌhaɪli ˈstrʌŋ]

adj.  紧张不安的

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 紧张不安的
      nervous and easily upset
      1. a sensitive and highly-strung child
        敏感而脆弱的孩子
      2. Their new horse is very highly strung.
        他们的新马很容易受惊。

    柯林斯词典

      in AM, use 美国英语用 high-strung

    • ADJ-GRADED 易激动的;神经紧张的;十分敏感的
      If someone ishighly strung, they are very nervous and easily upset.
      1. He was sensitive and highly-strung, and she had always tried to shield him from his father's sarcasm and violence.
        他很敏感,脆弱,她一直设法保护他免遭他父亲的冷嘲热讽和拳打脚踢。

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • A sensitive or highly strung temperament.
      敏感而且紧张的情绪。
    • He is highly strung and, therefore, subjected to heart attack.
      他十分容易激动,因为易发心脏病。
    • This would be a highly strung exercise.
      这将是一个绷得很紧的安排。
    • Nigel is temperamental but he's very highly strung, you know.
      奈杰变化无常,但你知道他是很容易激动的。