| 词汇 | highly-strung |
| 释义 | highly strung adjective UKuk /ˌhaɪ.li ˈstrʌŋ/ us /ˌhaɪ.li ˈstrʌŋ/(UShigh-strung) very nervous and easily upset: 紧张的;易生气的 a highly strung young woman神经紧张的年轻女子 a highly strung racehorse易受惊的赛马 Synonyms jitteryinformal jumpyinformal nervyUK restiveformal uptightinformal Becoming too excited and easily upset ado ant antsy at the end of your tetheridiom be in a whirlidiom demented febrile have a weak stomachidiom have ants in your pantsidiom have thin/thick skinidiom high-strung hot under the collaridiom hysterics lather overeager overeagerness oversensitive overwrought shockable worked up Examples of highly strunghighly strung Guided, if that is the right word, almost entirely by expediency, much of our recent built environment alternates between the hyperactive highlystrung and the catatonic. We do not know what would happen, nor does that boy or young man who is highlystrung, know what would happen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a very highlystrung animal, with acute senses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there were those of a hysterical type, the highlystrung, who had to go to a deep air-raid shelter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To highlystrung or nervous people the feeling sometimes becomes so acute that they simply must escape somehow from the surrounding cause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are men who have been strung up to do certain things, and men whose nervous system is a great deal more highlystrung. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Feelings on both sides have no doubt been somewhat highlystrung of late, and they may take some time to subside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are highly nervous and highlystrung. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These are cases of highlystrung people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In such an area there will be some people who are of highlystrung character and whose nervous condition will be made worse by the very proximity of a slaughterhouse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was told by the family doctor, and by other people that he was so highlystrung that he could not stand corporal punishment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Quaggas were said to be lively and highlystrung, especially the stallions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, the engine was highlystrung, and proved to be extremely unreliable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Highlystrung and prone to crossing her arms when she's in an argument, she is still shown to be a gifted lawyer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A few have been tamed in captivity but hornbill behavior in captivity is described as highlystrung. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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