词汇 | sensitive |
释义 | sensitive 1 ENTRIES FOUND: sensitive (adjective) sensitive /ˈsɛnsətɪv/ adjective sensitive /ˈsɛnsətɪv/ adjective Learner's definition of SENSITIVE [more sensitive; most sensitive] 1 a : easily upset by the things that people think or say about you敏感的;容易生气的 a moody, sensitive teenager喜怒无常的神经质少年 He acts like a tough guy, but he's really very sensitive to criticism.他表现得像个硬汉,但其实他对批评很敏感。 — often + about She's painfully/overly sensitive about her looks. [=she cares very/too much about what people say or think about her looks]她对自己的容貌过于在意了。 a sensitive soul [=a person who is easily hurt emotionally]情感易受伤之人 — opposite insensitive b : likely to cause people to become upset易惹恼人的;令人不安的;敏感的 sensitive [=touchy] topics/issues敏感话题/议题 a politically sensitive decision政治上棘手的决定 2 a : aware of and understanding the feelings of other people善解人意的;体察的 I found him to be a sensitive and caring person.我发现他是个善解人意并有关爱之心的人。 — often + to She was sensitive to the fears of her patients.她能体察病人的焦虑。 — opposite insensitive b : having an understanding of something : aware of something理解的;意识到的 — + to We are sensitive to the need to act quickly in this situation.我们意识到在这种情形下需要迅速行动。 3 : easily affected by something in a way that is not pleasant or good : reacting to something in, on, or around you in a bad way易过敏的;易受不良影响的 sensitive skin敏感性皮肤 — often + to She is sensitive to pollen (in the air).她对(空气中的)花粉过敏。 My teeth are sensitive to cold foods.我的牙齿对冷的食物敏感。 I am sensitive to wheat. [=I become ill when I eat wheat]我一吃小麦就不舒服。 Now that I'm older, I'm more sensitive to (the) cold. [=I feel colder in cold surroundings now than I did in the past]我现在年纪大了,比从前更怕凉了。 4 : able to express thoughts and feelings through writing, music, dance, etc.有表现力的 a sensitive poet/artist有表现力的诗人/艺术家 an exquisitely sensitive dance performance极具表现力的舞蹈表演 5 technical a : able to sense very small changes in something灵敏的;灵敏度高的 a highly sensitive device/instrument灵敏度极高的仪器 sensitive scales灵敏的磅秤 b : changing in response to something感应的 light-sensitive film = film that is sensitive to light感光胶片 6 : needing to be handled in a careful or secret way in order to protect someone or something机密的;保密的 highly sensitive information [=information that could be harmful if many people knew it; information that should be kept secret]高度机密的情报 sensitive financial data保密的财政数据 — sensitively adverb The problem was handled sensitively.这个问题被暗地解决了。 |
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