touchy

英 [ˈtʌtʃi] 美 [ˈtʌtʃi]

adj.  易烦恼; 易生气; 易怒; 敏感性的; 需要小心处理的; 棘手的

比较级:touchier

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BNC.19964 / COCA.16171



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 易烦恼;易生气;易怒
    easily upset or offended
    1. He's a little touchy about his weight.
      他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。
  2. 敏感性的;需要小心处理的;棘手的
    that may upset or offend people and should therefore be dealt with carefully

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ-GRADED 易怒的;过于敏感的;暴躁的
      If you describe someone as touchy, you mean that they are easily upset, offended, or irritated.
      1. She is very touchy about her past...
        她对自己的过去非常敏感。
      2. Don't be so touchy.
        别这么小心眼。
    2. ADJ-GRADED 棘手的;难办的;需谨慎处理的
      If you say that something is a touchy subject, you mean that it is a subject that needs to be dealt with carefully and in a sensitive way, because it might upset or offend people.
      1. ...the touchy question of political reform.
        政治改革这一棘手问题

    双语例句

    1. Formal, exact and obstinate, he was also cold, suspicious, touchy and tactless.
      严肃、严谨、倔强的他同时又冷漠、多疑、敏感、不会变通。
    2. She is very touchy about her past
      她对自己的过去非常敏感。
    3. Don't be so touchy.
      别这么小心眼。
    4. Don't be touchy; I'm speaking in general terms only.
      你别多心,我只是就一般而论。
    5. I do not see why you are so touchy.
      我不明白你为什么这么敏感。
    6. But he was touchy about his personal life, understandably.
      但是他对自己的私生活很敏感,这是可以理解的。
    7. Be careful the way you tell him the true. He's kind of touchy.
      注意你告诉他真相时的语气,他是个非常敏感的人。
    8. Chinese investment in Australian real estate has become a touchy subject.
      中国对澳大利亚房地产的投资已成为一个敏感话题。
    9. Politics was always a touchy subject with whose people.
      对于那些人来说,政治一直是个敏感的话题。
    10. That's a touchy issue! I'm working day and night.
      那是个棘手的问题,我没日没夜地做着呢。
    11. Dad's very touchy about his age.
      爸爸对他的年龄很敏感。
    12. Are you always so touchy about your work?
      你对工作总是这么爱发火吗?
    13. Frank's just touchy about his name.
      弗兰克只是对他的名字过于敏感。
    14. Don't ask Bill about his divorce; it's a touchy subject.
      别问比尔他离婚的事儿,那是个敏感的话题。
    15. That's a touchy issue!
      这是个辣手的问题!
    16. But the Americans were very touchy about the pacific.
      但是美国人对太平洋问题是很敏感的。
    17. Child molestation is a touchy subject* Read the papers! Half the country's doing it!
      凌虐小孩是一个敏感的话题。看看报纸!全国有一半的人都在这样做。
    18. We are all at our wit's end about this touchy problem.
      我们对这敏感问题,感到束手无策。
    19. You are a bit too touchy to get angry about such a small thing.
      你也太小心眼儿了,为这点儿事还生气。
    20. I don't feel like dealing with such touchy problems.
      我不愿处理这种棘手的问题。
    21. You're always a little touchy when you don't get enough sleep.
      没有足够的睡眠你总是有点敏感。
    22. Too touchy to make judicious decisions.
      太急躁了,做不出明智的决定。
    23. Luca was very touchy. Maybe the Don offended him some way.
      路加这人感情容易冲动,也许是老头子惹恼了他,这是可能的。
    24. The Spanish and Greeks take plenty of holidays yet bosses there are increasingly touchy too.
      西班牙人和希腊人的休假天数很多,但那里的老板们也变得越来越暴躁易怒。
    25. He's an extremely touchy character and you have to handle him with kid gloves.
      他是一个极易因小事而生气的人,因而你得温和灵巧地对待他。
    26. She is so touchy about everything! I just can not take all her twisted old maid notion.
      她对什么事情都容易生气!我就是无法忍受她那偏执的老处女脾气。
    27. He's a little touchy about his weight.
      他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。
    28. He's touchy as a bear with a sore nose.
      他现在就像一只鼻子受了伤的熊一样不好惹。
    29. Wow, aren't we touchy this morning?
      哇,我们早上不是聊得挺好的吗?
    30. Weight loss can be a touchy subject because some people tend to feel guilty and ashamed about their weight.
      减肥是一个很难处理的问题,因为一些人对他们的体重有罪恶感和羞耻感。

    英英释义

    adj

    1. difficult to handle
      1. delicate negotiations with the big powers
      2. a touchy subject

      Synonym:    delicateticklish

    2. quick to take offense

        Synonym:    huffythin-skinnedfeisty