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keyed up
Thesauruskeyed upadjective nervous, strained, anxious, tense, under pressure, restless, wound up (informal), hyper (informal), apprehensive, edgy, jittery (informal), wired (slang), uptight (informal), on edge, jumpy, twitchy (informal), overwrought, strung up (informal), on tenterhooks, fidgety, antsy (informal), wrought up I wasn't able to sleep that night, I was so keyed up.Translationskey (kiː) noun1. an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned. Have you the key for this door? 鑰匙 钥匙2. in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes. piano keys. 琴鍵 琴键3. in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc. 字鍵 字键4. the scale in which a piece of music is set. What key are you singing in?; the key of F. 音調 调5. something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc. the key to the whole problem. 關鍵 秘诀6. in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it. (地圖等)符號說明表 图例 adjective most important. key industries; He is a key man in the firm. 關鍵的 关键的ˈkeyboard noun1. the keys in a piano, typewriter etc arranged along or on a flat board. The pianist sat down at the keyboard and began to play; A computer keyboard looks like that of a typewriter; (also adjective) harpsichords and other early keyboard instruments. 鍵盤 键盘2. any keyboard (musical) instrument. 任何鍵盤樂器 电子琴ˈkeyhole noun the hole in which a key of a door etc is placed. The child looked through the keyhole to see if his teacher was still with his parents. 鎖眼 锁眼keyhole surgery noun surgery done through a very small cut in the body. 栓孔手術 锁眼切口手术ˈkeynote noun1. the chief note in a musical key. 主音 基调2. the chief point or theme (of a lecture etc). 主旨，要旨 主题，要旨 keyed up excited; tense. 激動的，緊張的 紧张的，激动的 keyed up
key upTo be energetic and excited, possibly with nerves. A noun or pronoun can be used between "key" and "up." It's Christmas Eve, and the kids are totally keyed up. Waiting for the doctor to call with my test results has really keyed me up.See also: key, upkeyed upExcited, nervous, or anxious. I'm so keyed up after that concert that there's no way I'm going to be able to fall asleep. Ben gets a little keyed up before he goes on stage, but once he's out there, he's completely in control.See also: key, up*keyed up (about something) and *keyed up (over something)to be excited or anxious. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Why are you so keyed up about nothing? She is keyed up over her son's health.See also: key, upkeyed (up)1. mod. nervous; anxious. Sally was a little keyed up before the meet. 2. and keyed up to the roof mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. He was a mite keyed, but still technically sober. Tipsy, hell! I’d say keyed up to the roof! See also: key, upEncyclopediaSeekeyLegalSeeKeykeyed up
Synonyms for keyed upadj nervousSynonyms- nervous
- strained
- anxious
- tense
- under pressure
- restless
- wound up
- hyper
- apprehensive
- edgy
- jittery
- wired
- uptight
- on edge
- jumpy
- twitchy
- overwrought
- strung up
- on tenterhooks
- fidgety
- antsy
- wrought up
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