uptight, tense, tensed-up, uneasy, strained, ill at ease, nervous, nervy, jumpy, restless, highly-strung, strung up 与 overwrought 这是一些表示“不安，紧张”的形容词。
(1) uptight是俚语，意为“极度紧张的，神经质的”，还表示“不安的，有偏见的，有敌意的，害怕的”，与about连用。
- You needn't be uptight about an interview.
对于面试你不必过分紧张。 - Oh, don't get so uptight about things!
哦，不要对什么事都大惊小怪的！
(2) tense意为“紧张不安的”。
- I was so tense the night before the examination that I couldn't understand what I was reading.
考试前一天晚上我是如此紧张，以至于无法理解所阅读的东西。 - Her face was tense with anxiety.
她因焦虑而神情紧张。
(3) tensed-up用于口语中，意为“神经紧张的”。
- He's always tensed-up before a game.
他在比赛前总是神经绷得紧紧的。 - He's all tensed-up . He needs to relax badly.
他非常紧张，急需放松一下。
(4) uneasy指“(身体或心境) 不舒适的；不安的；焦虑的”。
- Don't feel uneasy . Nothing will happen to you.
不要感到焦虑不安，不会发生什么事的。 - Many workers who are out of work are uneasy in their minds about the future.
许多失业工人心里对未来充满了焦虑。
(5) strained指“紧张不安的，不自然的，勉强的”，尤指感情或行为。
- The soldiers had strained looks on their faces.
士兵们的脸上露出不安的神情。 - Relations between the two families are now rather strained .
这两家的关系现在相当紧张。
(6) ill at ease意为“不舒服，不能放松，不自然，不自在”。
- The poor boy looked very ill at ease among all those strange adults.
在那些陌生的大人中间，这个孩子看起来非常不自在。
(7) nervous可作“(神经)紧张的，易激动的，不安的”解。
- Don't be/get nervous . Nothing is going to go wrong.
不要紧张，不会有事的。 - Are you nervous about taking the exam?
你对考试感到紧张吗？
(8) nervy用于口语，与nervous相近。
- Don't be so nervy . I won't hurt you.
不要紧张，我不会伤害你的。
(9) jumpy用于口语，意为“紧张不安的”。
- Don't be so jumpy — nothing is going to happen to you.
不要那么紧张——你不会有事的。
(10) restless可作“烦躁不安，心绪不宁；安定不下来，静不下来”解。
- He has been restless and unhappy ever since he lost his job.
自从他失业后，他一直心神不宁，闷闷不乐。 - What a restless fellow he is — always travelling, never settling down.
他真是一个安不下心来的人——不停地旅行，从不安定下来。
(11) highly-strung指“(天性)紧张的，易激动的”。
- He is a highly-strung child. Don't shout at him or he'll start crying.
他是个天性容易紧张的孩子，不要对他大喊大叫，不然他会哭的。
(12) 有时用strung-up，作表语或定语。
- I'm a bit strung-up about the coming exam.
对即将到来的考试，我有些紧张。 - He was in rather a strung-up state.
他处于一种相当紧张的状态。
(13) overwrought是一个合成词，意为“过于劳累，过度紧张”。其中wrought是work的旧体过去分词。
- I'm feeling a bit overwrought . I need a rest.
我感到有些过度劳累，我需要休息一下。
