high-strung

英 [ˌhaɪ ˈstrʌŋ]

美 [ˌhaɪ ˈstrʌŋ]

adj.  十分敏感的；易激动的；紧张的

英英释义

adj

• being in a tense state
  Synonym:edgyhighly strungjitteryjumpynervyoverstrungrestiveuptight

双语例句

• Poor Julian he is just so high-strung.
  可怜的胡里安他太兴奋了。
• Because of their high-strung disposition, they are not usually considered to be good pets for small children.
  由于他们经常长时间发呆，他们通常不被认为是理想的宠物。
• The shortest time interval in the Martian universe is that between when you ask about a Mars family member and when someone on the astronomically high-strung public-relations team snaps to attention and rules the question out of order.
  在这些火星人的世界里，他们最快速的反应就是神经高度紧张的公关人员在有人提出关于马尔斯家族成员的问题后表示这不符合规定。
• Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.
  易焦虑的或易痛苦的；神经激动或神经紧张。
• I've never met anybody so high-strung.
  我从没遇到过如此易怒的人。
• Gemini also rules the nerves, so natives of this sign are often excitable and high-strung.
  双子座掌控着神经系统，因此这个星座的人经常是容易兴奋且十分敏感的。
• When she lived alone in the big house Nancy was high-strung and often had nightmares.
  南茜独自一人住在那所大房子里时，神经非常紧张，常做恶梦。
• I really believe that he was a finely organized high-strung man.
  我的确相信他是一个天生文弱的神经过敏的人。
• Harvey Gittler knew his new boss was high-strung& the two had worked together on the factory floor.
  哈维·吉特勒一向知道他的新上司有些神经过敏&他们在公司的同一层楼面上共事过。
• Since the 1960s, furthermore, the high-strung regional situation and the radical policy of Sukarno became a critical challenge to Johnson administration.
  进入1960年代后，高度紧张的地区局势与苏加诺激进政策更是构成了对约翰逊政府政治与决策资源的挑战。