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.

• 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。
• 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

• ADJ-GRADED 易怒的;过于敏感的;暴躁的
  If you describe someone astouchy, 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 棘手的;难办的;需谨慎处理的
  If you say that something is atouchysubject, 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

英英释义

adj

• difficult to handle
  1. delicate negotiations with the big powers
  2. a touchy subject
  Synonym:delicateticklish
• quick to take offense
  Synonym:huffythin-skinnedfeisty

双语例句

• 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。
• Don't be so touchy.
  别这么小心眼。
• Dad's very touchy about his age.
  爸爸对他的年龄很敏感。
• 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。
• Are you always so touchy about your work?
  你对工作总是这么爱发火吗？
• 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。
• Don't be touchy; I'm speaking in general terms only.
  你别多心，我只是就一般而论。
• Too touchy to make judicious decisions.
  太急躁了，做不出明智的决定。
• 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。
• Wow, aren't we touchy this morning?
  哇，我们早上不是聊得挺好的吗？