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　

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

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

adj

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

She is very touchy about her past
她对自己的过去非常敏感。
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。
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。
Are you always so touchy about your work?
你对工作总是这么爱发火吗？
Wow, aren't we touchy this morning?
哇，我们早上不是聊得挺好的吗？
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。
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。
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。
Don't be so touchy.
别这么小心眼。
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。