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

• 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。
• Most of all, squeamish investors seem to have gone cold on video games over all.
  更重要的是，已成惊弓之鸟的投资者似乎已经丧失了对整个视频游戏产业的热情。
• 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。
• 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。
• Am I open to honest feedback? If I feel squeamish, what can I do?
  你对真诚的反馈是否保持开放的态度？如果不是，你可以做些什么改变？
• The new film will ambush the unwary, appal the squeamish and get unwanted attention from the prurient.
  这部新片将出其不意地震撼粗心的观众，令胆小的观众感到惊骇，并得到好色之徒讨厌的关注。
• I didn't want to vomit, I just wanted to throw it away, I got all squeamish.
  我并不想吐，我只想把它扔掉，我浑身感到不舒服。
• Too nice about his food to take to camp cooking; so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow.
  他对食物太挑剔了，是不会参加野餐的；他有洁癖，只用手肘接触厕所的把手。
• So they tack on politically correct stuff such as "social justice" at the Lyon event, or insist the agenda includes social enterprises when they get too squeamish about the profit motive and free markets.
  因此，这些人添加了政治上正确的东西，比如在里昂论坛中提出的“社会公正”，或者当盈利动机和自由市场让他们无法忍受时，这些人就会坚持要求将社会企业纳入议程。
• I was so focused I never felt squeamish.
  我是如此地专注，以至于从未感到恶心。