tizzy

英 ['tɪzɪ] 美 ['tɪzi]
  • n. 极度激动狂乱的心情;万分惊讶
  • adj. 声音微弱地嗡嗡响的

英文词源


tizzy (n.)
1922, American English colloquial, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to slang tizzy "sixpence piece" (1804), a corruption of tester, a name for the coin (see tester (n.2)).

双语例句


1. He was in a right tizzy, muttering and swearing.
他心情非常烦乱,嘴里咕咕哝哝地咒骂着。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She was in a real tizzy before the meeting.
她在会前感到心慌意乱。

来自《权威词典》

3. Male journalists have been sent into a tizzy by the idea of female fighter pilots.
男记者们一想到女战斗机飞行员就感到又激动又紧张。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Nothing gets the sports world in a tizzy quite like a guarantee.
没有比绝对的保证更能让运动界惊慌的了.

来自互联网

5. That put the whole office in a tizzy.
那事使全办公室的人都大为惊讶.

来自互联网

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