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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Frank's just touchy about his name.
  弗兰克只是对他的名字过于敏感。
• Don't be so touchy.
  别这么小心眼。
• Wow, aren't we touchy this morning?
  哇，我们早上不是聊得挺好的吗？
• 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。
• He's a little touchy about his weight.
  他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。