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touchy adj.易怒的；难以取悦的；敏感的 (1) 他是一个极易因小事而生气的人，因而你得温和灵巧地对待他。(2) 他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。(3) 他今天情绪特别不好。(4) 地雷非常灵敏，一有触动便会爆炸。(5) 她对于自己的自理能力很敏感，你要是主动帮助她，她可能容易见怪。 There are a lot of touchy topics in life. Religion is a big one, since people have such different yet strong beliefs. Racism and sexism are touchy. Politics can be touchy. Asking someone how old they are or what they weigh are very touchy questions. Something is touchy is you need to handle it with kid gloves — or maybe avoid the topic altogether. People often use euphemisms — soft, evasive terms — for touchy subjects, to make discussing them easier.

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英 ['tʌtʃi] 美 ['tʌtʃi] (1) He's an extremely touchy character and you have to handle him with kid gloves.(2) He's a little touchy about his weight.(3) He is in a particularly touchy mood today.(4) The mines are touchy as hell.(5) She's so touchy about being able to look after herself that your offer of help may easily be taken amiss. Things that are touchy are hard to handle — not literally, but to talk about. Touchy subjects make people upset. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]易怒的；过于敏感的；暴躁的 If you describe someone as touchy, you mean that they are easily upset, offended, or irritated.   [oft ADJ about n]  [disapproval]She is very touchy about her past...她对自己的过去非常敏感。Don't be so touchy.别这么小心眼。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]棘手的；难办的；需谨慎处理的 If you say that something is a touchy subject, 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.   [usu ADJ n]...the touchy question of political reform.政治改革这一棘手问题

英语单词	touchy
英美音标	英 ['tʌtʃi] 美 ['tʌtʃi]
中文释义	adj.易怒的；难以取悦的；敏感的
英语例句	(1) He's an extremely touchy character and you have to handle him with kid gloves. (2) He's a little touchy about his weight. (3) He is in a particularly touchy mood today. (4) The mines are touchy as hell. (5) She's so touchy about being able to look after herself that your offer of help may easily be taken amiss.
中文例句	(1) 他是一个极易因小事而生气的人，因而你得温和灵巧地对待他。 (2) 他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。 (3) 他今天情绪特别不好。 (4) 地雷非常灵敏，一有触动便会爆炸。 (5) 她对于自己的自理能力很敏感，你要是主动帮助她，她可能容易见怪。
vocabulary简明	Things that are touchy are hard to handle — not literally, but to talk about. Touchy subjects make people upset.
vocabulary扩展	There are a lot of touchy topics in life. Religion is a big one, since people have such different yet strong beliefs. Racism and sexism are touchy. Politics can be touchy. Asking someone how old they are or what they weigh are very touchy questions. Something is touchy is you need to handle it with kid gloves — or maybe avoid the topic altogether. People often use euphemisms — soft, evasive terms — for touchy subjects, to make discussing them easier.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]易怒的；过于敏感的；暴躁的 If you describe someone as touchy, you mean that they are easily upset, offended, or irritated. [oft ADJ about n] [disapproval] She is very touchy about her past... 她对自己的过去非常敏感。 Don't be so touchy. 别这么小心眼。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]棘手的；难办的；需谨慎处理的 If you say that something is a touchy subject, 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. [usu ADJ n] ...the touchy question of political reform. 政治改革这一棘手问题

Touchy Handle People Kid Easily Make Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词