have kittens

短语

（英, 非正式）极度紧张, 心烦意乱

发音

AU

词形变化

had kittens has kittens 三单 has kittens having kittens having kittens 现在分词 had kittens 过去式 had kittens 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To become extremely upset.

    非正式

    Your mum will have kittens when she sees what you've done to your hair!

    My teacher has kittens every time I get a question wrong.

  2. 2.

    To be in a state of frantic nervousness.

    非正式

    The guests are starting to arrive, but the hostess is having kittens because nothing is ready yet.

  3. 3.

    Usually of a female cat, to give birth to kittens.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

blow up have a fit lose one's temper blow a fuse blow one's stack combust flip one's lid flip one's wig fly off the handle go ballistic

上位词 1

rage