uptight
adj
~ (about sth) (infml 口)
1 nervously tense 精神紧张的
get uptight about exams, interviews, etc 对考试、 面试等十分紧张.
2 annoyed or hostile 恼怒的; 有敌意的
Offers of help just make him uptight. 主动帮助他反而惹他生气.
3 (US) rigidly conventional 因循守旧的.
🗣️ 情景例句
No, thank you.
不, 谢谢 。
Did you go camping this morning?
你今早去露营了吗?
'The shop was an old converted house with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys.