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highly strung

adjective
🔊/ˌhaɪli ˈstrʌŋ/
🔊/ˌhaɪli ˈstrʌŋ/
 (British English)
(North American English high-strung)
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  1. (of a person or an animal人或动物) nervous and easily upset紧张不安的
    • a sensitive and highly-strung child敏感而脆弱的孩子
    • Their new horse is very highly strung.他们的新马很容易受惊。🔊🔊
    compare nervousTopics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHighly strung is used with these nouns:
    • temperament
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