1·A nervous, high strung spook dog makes a lousy companion.
一条神经质的，紧张兮兮的胆小鬼简直就是令人作呕的伙伴。
2·We know that some breeds are more vocal than others, more aggressive, more exuberant, more high strung.
我们知道有些品种则是更多的声乐比别人更积极，更旺盛，更高。
3·The strain was pushing the high-strung foreign minister over the edge.
该紧张局面正使得这位容易焦躁的外交部长开始抓狂。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·It is this third city that accounts for New York's high-strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements.
正是这第三座城市造就了纽约敏感的性情、诗意的举止、对艺术的执着和无与伦比的成就。
5·Gemini also rules the nerves, so natives of this sign are often excitable and high-strung.
双子座掌控着神经系统，因此这个星座的人经常是容易兴奋且十分敏感的。
6·The former English professional player who helped high-strung, perfectionist Zack to learn to 'relax', have fun, and stay positive and focused especially when the game isn't going your way.
一位前英格兰职业球员帮助了容易兴奋紧张有完美主义倾向的扎克学会了“放松”，感受足球的乐趣，在比赛不尽如人意时保持乐观和专注。
7·So it was no wonder that Strippy was so high-strung, lacking freedom and exercise.
失去自由又缺乏锻炼，难怪条纹每天都高度紧张。
8·The high winds and waves sloshed oily water over the miles of containment boom that have been strung around Louisiana's fragile coastline.
狂风巨浪卷带着油水越过路易斯安那州脆弱海岸线上排列的围油栏内数里处。
9·It is this third city that accounts for New York's high-strung disposition, its poetic deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements.
正是由于这第三座城市，纽约才有了紧张的秉性、诗人的气质、对艺术的执着追求、无与伦比的成就。
10·It must not be thought that any one could have mistaken her for a nervous, sensitive, high-strung nature, cast unduly upon a cold, calculating, and unpoetic world.
你不要以为，有人会把她错当成一个神经过敏、多愁善感、容易激动的人，不幸被抛入了一个冷漠无情精于算计缺乏诗意的社会。