overstrung /uva'strAij; 'ovv'strAij/ adj 1 (of a person, his nerves) intensely strained; easily excited; too sensitive. (指人，人的神經(jīng))過(guò)度緊張的; 容易激動(dòng)的; 過(guò)敏的。 2 (of a piano) with strings crossing obliquely to save space. (指鋼琴)為節(jié)省空間把琴弦斜向交叉裝置的。