| 单词 | overstrung |
| 例句 | The investigation slowed when solid leads became overstrung and scarce. Police still have questions about 1974 slayings 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z Jack rose to his feet, confused by this sudden turmoil coming when his nerves were overstrung. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z True, he had seen no animals which he could have any cause to fear, but at this moment of overstrung nerves he felt a child's dread of the dark. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z It wore a severe, and, to Mr. Binney's overstrung perceptions, it seemed a contemptuous look. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z Only too often before a match, he felt nervous, overstrung, but it did not occur to him that he was on the verge of disaster. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z For no very evident reason, except that he was overstrung, he could have shouted in alarm as he lay upon the wet flooring in the dark. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Then, quite suddenly, some panic impulse seized Jessie, the result perhaps of her overstrung nerves and the overcharged atmosphere, and she sprang up, not knowing why. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Yes, yes, I know you were overstrung at that time, and didn't see yourself very clearly, but look at the thing now—you're calm now. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z When little Anna arrived she looked overstrung, her hands trembled as her thin fingers turned the pages of her manuscript and arranged the lights on the tribune. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z She is so overstrung that she has had to have sleeping drafts. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z His overstrung nerves betrayed themselves in a dozen different ways. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z His nerves must have been overstrung, for he started violently, and came within an ace of dropping both candle-stick and match. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z And yet his nerves were so overstrung that he was acutely conscious of the slightest sound in the court, as he rose now, the observed of all present. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z The terror and distress she had undergone had done their worst; and the necessity for exertion past, the overstrung nerves gave way beneath the unwonted tension. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Arched, sore, gritty and with overstrung nerves I sought my bed early, hoping that sleep would come soon and obliterate the effects of that day of turmoil. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z If our nerves are overstrung, or our tempers tried, so far from endeavouring to conceal the fact we make them feel it. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z I own to you, Kitty, the trial was too much for my nerves, overstrung as they have been by late events. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Poor Dicky, he had a weak heart, overstrung nerves, and an injudicious mother; and between them, was fast being ruined body and soul, when Miriam came to save him. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z It seemed to Bella, overstrung with nerves, that some higher powers had dealt out a punishment to the Captain for crimes committed but undiscovered. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z You are overstrung, and tired; you don't know what you are saying. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Each time that this happened, Véronique had a sense of relief and her overstrung nerves grew relaxed. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z Hadn't he said so himself: "Marietje, when you feel overstrung ... think of me!" Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z However much inclined other members of the gang might have been to relieve their overstrung nerves with a laugh, Rodwood's threat was enough to force them into silence. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne Do you know," she said, "you and Morris both seem rather overstrung to me. Shadows of Flames A Novel A little more heat was required, for he had over-damped the powder, and in his overstrung condition the extra time entailed in providing that heat was maddening. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War These visions recurred at frequent intervals, to the intense distress of the family, who could not but ascribe them to the overstrung imagination of Mdlle. de G�reaux. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections It was only the fancy of overstrung nerves; but in the windows of the front, with their reflecting panes and blinds half down, Adolphine seemed to feel reserve, repellence, pride, grudge, refusal.... Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z Here, at all events, was an explanation to the mystery; but in my case the sudden relaxing of overstrung nerves made me little inclined to join in my companion's laugh. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne But Loring's overstrung mood sensed this maternal indulgence, and it infuriated him still further. Shadows of Flames A Novel She was overstrung and tired out, and the coolness of her reception seemed like a plunge into an icy bath. Loyal to the School Probably it was the state of my health, which was very queer at that time, which had converted me into a terribly sensitive, overstrung, fanciful spirit-seer. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. His lips were ever encroaching, and his fevered clasp was so incessant and so vibrant with overstrung excitement as to create a sense of repulsion. Coquette Philippa followed her, blindly, stumblingly, for her knees were shaking now, and there was such an air of resentment in the other's demeanour that it jarred upon her overstrung nerves. East of the Shadows Secure at last, his overstrung nerves relaxed and he slid gratefully over the edge of sleep. Native Son The people got on my overstrung youthful nerves. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 It was about two in the morning when the fellows made their rush, a band of Ghazees leading it, and I'll own that we were all a little overstrung. Blake's Burden Could her overstrung nerves be playing her tricks? A Nest of Spies The next moment the stupendous opposing forces met with a shock that, to the man’s overstrung senses, seemed to make the very daylight reel. In the Morning of Time But it is all through every one being so overstrung, I suppose. Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop She was very tired and overstrung, and they found some unguarded spot and reached the strained nerves. The End of a Coil For his nerves were quite overstrung, and no manifestation of things unknown would have surprised him now. The Sign of the Spider Let the overstrung bow be relaxed a little now. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice In the end she had her own way, for the glass of hot milk which her mother sent for, as soon as she found Lloyd had eaten no breakfast, soothed her overstrung nerves. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation She was flushed and overstrung, but her pose and expression suggested that she was defying the rest, and she cast a hard, unsympathetic glance at Gertrude, who sat limply, with clenched hands. Prescott of Saskatchewan To her overstrung nerves each darker shadow held an evil menace. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg The interruption checked his words, but could not check the red fury that was surging through Slaughter's overstrung brain. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush And to Katherine, overstrung as she was, the words came as a rebuke. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance “Your nerves are sadly overstrung,” he said to the organist. The Nebuly Coat She was a nervous, sensitive, and overstrung woman at all times, and would suffer far more under a sudden and violent strain than a duller nature could. Paul Patoff And in my overstrung, nervous state I could have sworn on one or two occasions that I too saw such a figure. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa “Yes;” and Vince’s hand went to his pocket for his knife, as his busy, overstrung brain asked why it was that they had not been searched and their knives taken away. Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days It just fails of complete persuasiveness because it is a trifle overstrung, but nevertheless it is memorable for its artistic sincerity. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story I smiled my satisfaction at the job, then—then—my own overstrung nerves gave way, and I fell unconscious across the corpse of my hands' creation. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV But she was overstrung by a week of hard nursing; and some childless women never loss the tragic sense of incompleteness, the unacknowledged ache of empty arms. The Great Amulet She was shuddering as a dog shudders when overstrung. The Beach of Dreams His nerves were in such an overstrung condition that they only increased the disorder of his imagination. The Child of Pleasure This remorse protracts a connection which each day is productive of more painful feelings; but the heart cannot be overstrung, and anxiety ends in callousness. The Young Duke She was in an overstrung and highly hysterical state. A Girl in Ten Thousand She is a nervous little creature, with an overstrung and highly imaginative temperament. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel A harrowing instance of the suffering consequent on the overstrung feelings of girls is furnished by Margaret Fuller in the story of "Mariana," a vivid autobiographic leaf inserted in her "Summer on the Lakes." The Friendships of Women What she saw would not have disturbed her if she had not been overstrung by long anxiety. Robin Through all the wild chaos of her overstrung nerves she was listening, listening desperately, for the sound of feet outside the door. The Swindler and Other Stories Stunned by his overstrung emotions, he could only bow his head. Visionaries Many old squares have broken plates; generally found near the overstrung bass, or within the first octave of the treble. Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs Christine burst into tears; she was overstrung and excited; her nerves were all to pieces; she sobbed for a moment desolately. The Second Honeymoon It was at this moment more than ever true that her light being was overstrung and that her light head whirled too fast. Robin His overstrung nerves must find relaxation in some way or break with a twang. The House of the Vampire He looks upon you as a little nervous and overstrung by your responsibilities and disposed to be imaginative. The Betrayal Tune the overstrung bass last and your work is finished. Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs Possibly his nerves were overstrung with what he had been going through. Carette of Sark The fact was that the excitement of the seething world about her had overstrung her trivial being and turned her light head until it whirled too fast. Robin A strange unnatural energy was imparted to his muscular frame by his nerves overstrung with triumph. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series Somewhere in his head, taut like an overstrung ligament or the string of a great violin, something sinister droned and hummed and subtly threatened. Diane of the Green Van I had not noticed it before, and it caused me nothing but irritation now, for when a man is wakeful, such sounds, however slight they may be, become magnified to his overstrung nerves. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Down in her inner consciousness I believe she does, poor little overstrung, oversensitive girl, half-fed, as to her body, on coarse food which she cannot assimilate, starved emotionally. 'Doc.' Gordon The whole world seemed a great musical instrument, overstrung and giving out previously unknown harmonies and inharmonies. Robin Say, where shall the toiler find rest from his labours, And seek sweet repose from the overstrung will? From John O'Groats to Land's End It was patent from what I have gathered that you were in an overstrung and excitable condition at that time, and that your temporary collapse was purely nervous in its character. At a Winter's Fire There is hardly a bone in my body that does not ache, or a nerve that does not seem overstrung. The Authoritative Life of General William Booth I feel in my character a reflection of her overstrung condition during pregnancy. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women He himself was conscious of being overstrung with the rest of a tormented world. Robin My nerves are a little overstrung, I fancy. The Moon Rock Now when the war's reached this period we're all nervous and overstrung. The Secret City The time crept on; the police made no sign; the murderers rested from their labors, sometimes talking excitedly, sometimes silent for minutes at a time, and at intervals yawning like overstrung women. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta Measuredly, but with every nerve and tendon overstrung, she began to pace the room. Kincaid's Battery His fine aesthetic sense, his pessimism, his self-probings, his weariness, his overstrung nerves, his whole philosophy of negation,—these are qualities belonging to this century, the outcome of our own age and culture. Without Dogma "Two weak squadrons left out of six regiments of heavies," said he, and began to laugh like a man whose nerves are overstrung. The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales It was hysterical—the outcome of an overstrung, highly excitable, and nervous temperament. My Brilliant Career Something in her tone caught his ear, his senses, overstrung, vibrating in exquisite susceptibility, capable almost of hearing thought that dared not be thought. The Purchase Price But when she answered the ring she supposed was his and flinging open the door saw Graham Stannard there instead, she got a jarring shock which her overstrung nerves were in no condition to endure. Mary Wollaston This additional shock to Zoie's overstrung nerves forced a wild scream from her lips, and an answering exclamation from the nerve-racked Jimmy made her sit bolt upright. Baby Mine The sight that met the poor woman's eyes was too much for the already overstrung nerves. Tarzan of the Apes My nerves were overstrung, and I lit a cigar to steady them. Tales of Terror and Mystery She was sore and overstrung, and it was intolerable to her that he should stand within three yards of her unsuspectingly, with an incalculably vast power over her happiness. Ann Veronica, a modern love story There was so strange a turmoil within my own head, and such a jangling of my overstrung nerves, that the indifference of those people was amazing. The Poison Belt He was overstrung, and the knowledge that the morrow would show whether the spruce he sought grew in that valley made him restless. Vane of the Timberlands In case such an instrument has "overstrung" wires, it can be restored to a tone that is better than that of the usual upright piano. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife As far as I can learn, a piccolo, a cabinet, and a square piano were thus made overstrung. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 Had she, perhaps, been a little overstrung in her talk about children like organ pipes? Look Back on Happiness Really, mother dear, my illness was simply caused by my overstrung nerves. The Idol of Paris There was electricity in the air which acted on her overstrung nerves. The Sheik And as for the kiss, plenty of quiet noises—the rustle of a paper or a leaf—have a somewhat similar sound, especially if one is in an overstrung condition and imagining things. Carnacki, the Ghost Finder The former overstrung an iron frame square, the latter overstrung an iron frame grand, the culmination of this special make since of general American and German adoption. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 Actually, no doubt, it was nothing more than a result of overstrung nerves. Three More John Silence Stories You are nervous, overstrung, in no condition to understand the great good fortune that has befallen you. Red Masquerade They found her almost fainting from fatigue and the reaction from the overstrung tension of her nerves. Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 In her overstrung little mind there ruled for this moment the feeling that if she was to be pinched, she would be pinched for a reason. The Head of the House of Coombe It was, moreover, the very devil's instant for approaching this poor girl, hopeless, outcast, overstrung, altogether and piteously in need of comfort. The Law of the Land When they were clear of the town, however, Elsa could contain herself no more; indeed, the anguish awakened in her mind by the sight of Ramiro working upon nerves already overstrung had made her half-hysterical. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch "Patty, don't be a goose!" and again Rosamond's cool, common-sense tones acted as a dash of cold water on Patty's overstrung nerves. Patty in Paris And Patty's overstrung nerves gave way, and she began to cry. Patty's Butterfly Days He thought that she was about to faint, that the emotions of the past half hour had been too much for her overstrung nerves. I Will Repay All at once she broke from her half-stupor, her overstrung nerves giving way. The Law of the Land But when you have prescribed the hemp for nervous, overstrung, imaginative people, I have observed that they can stand large amounts of the tincture without evil results, and that the after-effects pass off rapidly. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose In this state of keen anxiety and overstrung nerves she was compelled to meet almost daily, and be civil to, her mother's friend, the odious George Sherrard. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo Then Miriam's overstrung nerves gave way, and for the first time Mallard saw her shed tears. The Emancipated A dangerous transformation when the brain is overburdened with emotions, when the nerves are overstrung and the heart full to breaking. I Will Repay To be sure, he had only to reflect a moment to see the foolishness of his misgiving; yet, had he thought of it before— He, too, was perhaps a little overstrung in the nerves. Will Warburton Probably by this time she had forgotten her fretfulness, a result of overstrung nerves. The Town Traveller Mrs. Gully was now permitted to obey her instincts; the natural result could be attributed to overstrung feelings. The Nether World At Kenmuir that night the marked and particular kindness of Elizabeth Moore was too much for the overstrung lad. Bob, Son of Battle The scraping sound which he made thereby grated on Chauvelin's overstrung nerves. The Elusive Pimpernel Burnt up within by that strange soul She cannot slake, or yet control: Malignant-lipped, unkind, unsweet; Past all example indiscreet; Hectic, and always overstrung,— The Woman with the Serpent's Tongue. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 "Where has he gone?" he demanded in an overstrung voice. T. Tembarom She was very weary; moreover, the hours spent in solitude with nature had quieted her overstrung nerves. A Face Illumined During the drive home in the dark cab, she shrank away into her corner, pretending that his arm would hurt her dress; her exasperated nerves were already overstrung. Beyond His eyes were by nature a trifle prominent; and to Aline, in the overstrung condition in which her talk with George Emerson had left her, they seemed to bulge at her like a snail's. Something New This intense desire, which made him work so many interests and devise so many springs, absorbed the last strength of his terribly overstrung soul. Albert Savarus She had hoped to conceal the child's death, but the effort was too much for her overstrung nerves. New Grub Street My overstrung nerves failed me suddenly, and I turned and ran—ran as though some dreadful hand were behind me clutching at the skirt of my dress. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes It means I am rather overstrung, I suppose; but it's all true, unfortunately.' New Grub Street |
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