Be woundtight:If someone is“tightly wound”or “wound tight”, they are stressed out and may overreact very easily. They maybe very tense, anxious and highly reactive.(形容箭拨弩张、一触即发的那种紧张和焦躁)
E.G.1:Bree:I mean, how in the world could anybody accuseme of murder? –- Edie:Well, you are wound pretty tight. (DHS02E05) 参考翻译:Bree:我的意思是:怎么会有人将杀人犯的矛头指向我?--Edie:你一直看起来紧张兮兮的。
E.G.2:Mike:Sois, uh, Rex gone for good? I don't know. – Susan:God,I hope not. I mean, they've always been wound a littletight. (DHS01E03) 参考翻译:Mike:这么看来,Rex这回是彻底不打算回头了?--天啊,但愿不是。我是说,他们之间一直有点关系紧张。
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