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anally retentive
adjective
informaluk /ˌeɪ.nəl.i rɪˈten.tɪv/ us /ˌeɪ.nəl.i rɪˈten.t̬ɪv/(alsoanal-retentive)
Someone who is anally retentive is too worried about being organized and tidy: 整洁成癖的；过分注重细节的
Don't you think Adrian's a bit anally retentive? Look how obsessively orderly everything is in his garage.你不觉得阿德里安有点洁癖吗？你看看他车库里的东西全都摆放得那么整齐，太过头了。
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