high-strung 详细解释

high-strung

['hai'strʌŋ]

adj. 高度紧张的, 容易兴奋的
=highly-strung(英)

a.

1. 十分敏感的; 易激动的; 神经紧张的

He is a high-strung artist.

他是个容易激动的艺术家。

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。

2. (弦乐器)调至高调的

词形变化

副词: high-spiritedly | 名词: high-spiritedness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.易兴奋的; 敏感的

sensitive  nervous  excitable  edgy  jumpy  

英英释义

形容词 high-strung:

being in a tense state

同义词:edgy, highly strung, in suspense, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight

补充

high-strunghigh-strung英:[ˈhaiˈstrʌŋ] 美:[ˈhaɪˈstrʌŋ]adj.1.高度紧张的,容易兴奋的

例句

1. stories of high-strung performers who place unreasonable demands on the people who work with them有关脾气急躁的演员对配合他们工作的人员提出无理要求的报道 2. Dogs of this breed are often high-strung. [=(chiefly Brit) highly strung]这个品种的狗常易发怒。