squeamish

英 [ˈskwiːmɪʃ]

美 [ˈskwiːmɪʃ]

adj.  易心烦意乱的; 易恶心的; 神经脆弱的; 诚实谨慎的; 正派的; 易心烦意乱的人; 神经脆弱的人

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BNC.21826 / COCA.22926

牛津词典

adj.

• 易心烦意乱的；易恶心的；神经脆弱的
  easily upset, or made to feel sick by unpleasant sights or situations, especially when the sight of blood is involved
• 诚实谨慎的；正派的
  not wanting to do sth that might be considered dishonest or immoral
• 易心烦意乱的人；神经脆弱的人
  people who are squeamish
  1. This movie is not for the squeamish.
     这部电影不是给神经脆弱的人看的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 易受惊的;易生气的;神经质的
  If you aresqueamish, you are easily upset by unpleasant sights or situations.
  1. I'm terribly squeamish. I can't bear gory films...
     我非常容易受到惊吓。我受不了暴力血腥的电影。
  2. I am not squeamish about blood.
     我不是很怕血。

英英释义

adj

• excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
  1. too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
  2. so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
  Synonym:daintyniceoverniceprissy

双语例句

• Normally squeamish about this, I had mysteriously been charmed by it in her case, my desire stubbornly deciding to collect there rather than around her warm smile or intelligent conversation.
  平常对这一贯很厌恶，但这次我却奇迹般被迷倒。她亲切的微笑、金色的长发或聪慧的谈吐都不及这个特征更能激发我强烈的情感。
• I had already warned my two squeamish pre-teens that this would not be our usual China trip: a tour of famous temples and sacred mountains by way of low-rent video game parlours and seedy Chinese amusement parks.
  我已经警告过我两个不到十多岁的娇宝贝，这次旅游并不是我们通常的中国之旅&在那些租金低廉的游戏厅和破旧的中国游乐场之间游览著名寺庙和神圣山群。
• Never mind that she was squeamish at the sight of a mere drop of blood.
  即使当她看到仅仅一滴血时都想呕吐，这都没关系。
• Some Asian countries are squeamish about the effect of non-traditional security on their sovereignty. They should swallow hard.
  某些亚洲国家在非传统安全对其主权所产生影响方面多有顾忌，它们应当努力接受新观念。
• I'm terribly squeamish. I can't bear gory films
  我非常容易受到惊吓。我受不了暴力血腥的电影。
• I still get a little squeamish around leeches.
  我对这些水蛭还是有些排斥。
• But Bettina Forbes, co-founder of an organization called Best for Babes that promotes breastfeeding and supports women who want to nurse their children beyond babyhood, said she hopes the cover will make mainstream America less squeamish about women breastfeeding children of any age.
  但贝蒂娜-福布斯说，她希望这期封面会让主流的美国大众对母亲给多大的孩子母乳喂养不要太神经质。
• Don't watch this bit if you're at all squeamish.
  若你易受惊，不要看这个小节目。
• I was feeling sick and squeamish.
  我觉得难过，好象在呕吐。
• I'm very squeamish and when I see needles I run a mile.
  我神经非常脆弱，见到针头就会逃之夭夭。