high-strung
adjective /ˌhaɪ ˈstrʌŋ/
/ˌhaɪ ˈstrʌŋ/
(North American English) (British English highly strung)
- (of a person or an animal
人或动物 紧张不安的 Synonyms nervousnervous- neurotic
- on edge
- jittery
- nervous easily worried or frightened:
- He was of a nervous disposition.
他生性紧张。
- He was of a nervous disposition.
- 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。
- She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.
- 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。
- She was always on edge before an interview.
- jittery (informal) anxious and nervous:
指紧张不安的、心神不宁的： - 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。
- All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.
- a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl
- to feel nervous/on edge/jittery
- a bit nervous/on edge/jittery
Collocations DictionaryHigh-strung is used with these nouns:- temperament