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单词 keyed up
释义

keyed up

adjective

informal
: in a state of nervous excitement
His hands were very sure. He was confident he could do the work, yet inside he was keyed up and jumpy. Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain, 1943
A friend called me, too keyed up to sleep. Mike Nichols, Life and Other Ways, 1988

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

keyed up

adjective

1
as in excited
being in a state of increased activity or agitation She's pretty keyed up from all that coffee.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • excited
  • heated
  • agitated
  • upset
  • hectic
  • hyperactive
  • in a lather
  • troubled
  • frenzied
  • overwrought
  • overactive
  • hyperexcited
  • feverish
  • nervous
  • anxious
  • overexcited
  • het up
  • wired
  • atingle
  • hyper
  • perturbed
  • uneasy
  • afire
  • tense
  • uptight
  • aquiver
  • aflutter
  • jittery
  • jumpy
  • nervy
  • edgy
  • dithery
  • unquiet
  • high-strung
  • hyped-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • composed
  • cool
  • undisturbed
  • tranquil
  • collected
  • calm
  • serene
  • unperturbed
  • placid
  • untroubled
  • unshaken
  • coolheaded
  • unworried
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2
as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty He was all keyed up for his first day at the new job.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • worried
  • upset
  • nervous
  • anxious
  • on edge
  • troubled
  • uneasy
  • on tenterhooks
  • concerned
  • het up
  • ill at ease
  • hung up
  • on pins and needles
  • perturbed
  • apprehensive
  • disturbed
  • uptight
  • insecure
  • tense
  • bothered
  • flustered
  • jittery
  • goosey
  • jumpy
  • obsessed
  • hesitant
  • freaked
  • nervy
  • edgy
  • preoccupied
  • antsy
  • distraught
  • dithery
  • aflutter
  • queasy
  • hinky
  • queazy
  • restless
  • aggrieved
  • unquiet
  • atwitter
  • distressed
  • qualmish
  • vexed
  • hypertense
  • disquieted
  • fretful
  • foreboding
  • freaked-out
  • misgiving
  • fretting
  • stewing
  • qualmy
  • shook-up
  • undone
  • unnerved
  • fidgety
  • twittered
  • unstrung
  • spooky
  • fluttery
  • skittish
  • flighty
  • high-strung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • easy
  • cool
  • collected
  • calm
  • nerveless
  • relaxed
  • sure
  • confident
  • controlled
  • happy-go-lucky
  • self-assured
  • self-confident
  • self-controlled
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