单词	uptight
释义	uptightup‧tight /ˈʌptaɪt, ʌpˈtaɪt/ adjective informal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He tries to be kind, but he always seems a little uptight. I just try not to get too uptight about anything. I wish you would stop being so uptight. My parents have always been uptight about me dating boys. She's one of those narrow-minded, uptight people who think that for a work of art to be great it can't be pleasurable. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Being so uptight all the while can't be good for you. Ike and Tina proved they could even tear the roof off of prestigious and uptight Carnegie Hall. Lately people seem to be so uptight. Most of the time he was really uptight, and to be honest, looking back, we weren't truly professional. Movie companies are understandably uptight about relinquishing control over how products are portrayed by film makers. The conditions made everybody uptight, and it was very difficult to have a normal working atmosphere. When Ian becomes uptight it can affect his game. You were an uptight person all my life. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatoroften behaving in an angry, unfriendly way► bad-tempered · Her father was a bad-tempered man who sat alone drinking beer and watching TV most nights.· As Aunt Matilde's pain grew worse, she became too bad-tempered to see anyone. ► grumpy/grouchy angry and unfriendly, and often complaining about things: · a grumpy old man· Sandy is always grouchy in the mornings. ► disagreeable especially British someone who is disagreeable is bad-tempered and very unfriendly and behaves in an unpleasant way towards people: · It's impossible to have a normal conversation with your father - he's always so disagreeable.· The landlord is an extremely disagreeable man. Have as little to do with him as possible. ► moody often becoming annoyed or unhappy, especially when there seems to be no good reason to: · Tammy's been moody and emotional all day.· a moody teenager ► uptight behaving in a bad-tempered way towards other people, especially because you are always nervous or worried about something: · I wish you would stop being so uptight.uptight about: · My parents have always been uptight about me dating boys. ► cantankerous an old person who is cantankerous is bad-tempered and complains and quarrels a lot: · As Ethel grew older, she became more cantankerous.· Brooks is the committee's cantankerous chairman. ► misery British spoken use this about someone who is always complaining and never seems to enjoy anything: · Stop grumbling, you old misery.· Don't invite her. She's such a misery! ► surly someone who is surly behaves in a bad-tempered, rude, and unhelpful way when dealing with people: · Passengers complained about the dirty lavatory and surly staff.· Kevin can be really surly sometimes.· I declined to tip the porter, who left with a surly expression. someone who is often or always nervous► nervous someone who is often or always worried and frightened that something unpleasant may happen: · She's such a nervous child we don't like to leave her on her own.· Mr Darby was a mild, nervous man who seemed to expect people to ignore him. ► highly-strung British /high-strung American always nervous and unable to relax, especially so that you react in a very extreme way to ordinary situations: · Mark's a little high-strung, so go easy on him.· Her main problem is that she is very highly-strung which tends to make other people feel nervous too. ► uptight informal unable to be relaxed about life in general, so that this makes you seem unfriendly and unhappy: · He tries to be kind, but he always seems a little uptight.· She's one of those narrow-minded, uptight people who think that for a work of art to be great it can't be pleasurable. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► getting uptight  You have to learn to laugh instead of getting uptight about things. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► so · Being so uptight all the while can't be good for you.· Lately people seem to be so uptight.· Now she's so uptight she can't relax at all and cringes even when I cuddle her. 1behaving in an angry way because you are feeling nervous and worrieduptight about You have to learn to laugh instead of getting uptight about things.2having strict traditional attitudes and seeming unable to relax
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