touchy 英 [ˈtʌtʃi]   美 [ˈtʌtʃi]

touchy

touchy  英 [ˈtʌtʃi] 美 [ˈtʌtʃi]

adj. 过敏的;易生气的;难以取悦的 

比较级:touchier  最高级:touchiest 

I do not see why you are so touchy. 我不明白你为什么这么敏感。
Not to grieve a kind master, I learned to be less touchy; and, for the space of half a year, the gunpowder lay as harmless as sand, because no fire came near to explode it. 我不要让一位仁慈的主人难过,我就得学着克制些。 而且,有半年时间,这火药像沙土一样地摆在那儿并没引爆,因为没有火凑近来使它爆炸。

  • Things that are touchy are hard to handle — not literally, but to talk about. Touchy subjects make people upset.
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  • adj. 过敏的;易生气的;难以取悦的
  • 1. I do not see why you are so touchy.

    我不明白你为什么这么敏感。

  • 2. Not to grieve a kind master, I learned to be less touchy; and, for the space of half a year, the gunpowder lay as harmless as sand, because no fire came near to explode it.

    我不要让一位仁慈的主人难过,我就得学着克制些。 而且,有半年时间,这火药像沙土一样地摆在那儿并没引爆,因为没有火凑近来使它爆炸。

  • 3. Since it’s a touchy subject, and I’m by no means an authority, let’s brainstorm how to make this necessary part of life happen more peacefully.

    因为这是个敏感的话题,所以我没有采用权威的看法。 让我们一起来想如何使生活中这个必要的部分和平的发生。

  • touchy (adj.) "apt to take offense at slight provocation," c. 1600, perhaps an alteration of tetchy (q.v.) influenced by touch (v.). Related: Touchiness.
touchy / ˈtʌtʃi ; NAmE ˈtʌtʃi / adjective ( touch·ier , touchi·est ) 1 [not usually before noun ] touchy(about sth) (of a person ) easily upset or offended 易烦恼;易生气;易怒 SYN sensitive He's a little touchy about his weight. 他有点忌讳别人说他胖。 2 [usually before noun ] (of a subject 课题 ) that may upset or offend people and should therefore be dealt with carefully 敏感性的;需要小心处理的;棘手的 SYN delicate , sensitive touchi·ness / ˈtʌtʃinəs ; NAmE ˈtʌtʃinəs / noun [uncountable ] touchy touchier touchiest touchy / ˈtʌtʃi ; NAmE ˈtʌtʃi / touchi·ness / ˈtʌtʃinəs ; NAmE ˈtʌtʃinəs /
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