●flurried a. 緊張、慌亂的
Lizzie got flurried after finding that her long hair was almost caught in the fan. Her mom had to say something soothing to loosen her up
莉琪發現一頭長髮差點被風扇纏住而緊張不安,母親要好言安慰,使她放鬆。
有些放鬆的說法可順道提一下:
"simmer down"是「興奮、憤怒過後平靜下來」,"wind down"則是「興奮、工作過後放鬆一下」。
●flustered a. 慌張的
Some people get extremely flustered at the mere sight of roaches, and can hardly hang loose.
有些人只要一看見蟑螂,就慌張不已,難以放鬆下來。
●imperturbable a. 冷靜、沉著的
I was so stiff and could hardly keep myself imperturbable in that critical moment.
那是關鍵時刻,因此我非常拘謹,難以冷靜下來。
●unruffled a. 冷靜、鎮定的
The roller coaster came to a halt midair. The rescuers asked everyone to remain unruffled.
雲霄飛車在半空突然停住了,救援人員呼籲大家要保持冷靜。
●flutter n. 緊張又興奮、騷動
The princess's decision to stop by our firm gives us a flutter of surprise.
公主決定到我公司短暫訪問,讓我們感到意外驚喜。
●jitters pl. n. 緊張不安、擔憂
I got the jitters the night before my English exam, and heaved a sigh of relief after it was over.
我英文考試前一天晚上萬分緊張,過後才鬆一口氣。
●keep a stiff upper lip 堅強不屈
I'm always tensed up speaking in front of a large audience. But I keep a stiff upper lip to get it over.
每次在大庭廣眾前演講,我都會緊張不安,但我仍堅持撐下去,克服困難。