| 单词 | highly-strung |
| 释义 | highly-strunghighly-strungˌhighly-ˈstrung British English, high-strunghigh-strung American English adjective nervous and easily upsetTHESAURUS: highly-strungnervous worried or frightened about something and unable to relax: Are you nervous about your exam?betense worried and unable to relax in a way that makes you get angry or upset easily: I always feel tense when I’ve had a hard day at work.haveon edge nervous because you are worried about what might happen, so that you cannot behave in a friendly relaxed way: He’s on edge because he’s waiting for the results of his interview.waitresultjumpy/jittery nervous so that you are easily surprised by sudden sounds or movements: Don’t keep looking back – you’re making me jumpy.lookmakeSince the accident, he has been very jittery travelling by car.havebetravelhighly-strung British English, high-strung American English becoming nervous or upset easily because that is your character: People who work in the theatre are often highly-strung.bestringhave butterflies in your stomach informal to feel nervous about something that you are going to do very soon, especially because it is important and you want to do it well: I always have butterflies in my stomach before a concert.butterfly |
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