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

• After all, I hadn't been so squeamish, come to think of it, even in New York. Plug the other end of the charger into an electrical outlet. During charging, the headset indicator turns on and remains on until charging completes.
  回想起来我毕竟不是一个过于拘谨的人，甚至在纽约时也不是这样。将充电器插入电源中。在充电过程中，耳机显示灯亮起，直至充电完毕。
• Almost like whoever did it maybe got a little squeamish.
  下手的人应该有点谨慎。
• I was too squeamish to look.
  我太容易受惊，不敢看。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm very squeamish and when I see needles I run a mile.
  我神经非常脆弱，见到针头就会逃之夭夭。
• I am not squeamish about blood.
  我不是很怕血。
• 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。
• 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。