Sensitive
[ 'sɛnsətɪv ]
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adj. 敏感的;感觉的;[仪]灵敏的;易受影响的;
n. 敏感的人;有灵异能力的人;
💡 词根助记
sens感觉+itive形容词后缀 →敏感的
📝 例句
The child is sensitive to eggs.
那孩子对鸡蛋过敏。
I need some sensitive paper.
我需要一些感光纸。
Why are you so sensitive?
为什么你这么神经过敏？
He is sensitive about his failure.
人家一提他的失败他就生气。
Donna is sensitive to strong smells.
唐娜对强烈的气味很敏感。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ sense-感觉,it-它,iv-罗马数字“4”,e-拼音“鹅”:感觉它的4只鹅是很敏感的
※ sen-拼音“森”,sit-坐,iv-罗马数字“4”, e-拼音“鹅”:在森林里坐着的那四只鹅非常的敏感
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-sens-表示“心理”
常见变体有-sent-
📖 牛津释义
sensitive
adj
1
(a) easily hurt or damaged 易受伤害的; 易损坏的
the sensitive skin of a baby 婴儿娇嫩的皮肤* A sensitive nerve in a tooth can cause great pain. 牙神经易受损伤, 可产生巨痛.
(b) ~ (to sth) affected greatly or easily by sth 很受影响的; 易受影响的; 敏感的
Photographic paper is highly sensitive to light. 感光纸对光十分敏感.
This material is heat-sensitive, ie responds quickly to changes in temperature. 这种材料对温度变化很敏感.
2 ~ (about/to sth) easily offended or emotionally upset 易生气的; 感情容易冲动的; 神经质的
a frail and sensitive child 脆弱而娇气的孩子
He's very sensitive about being small, so don't mention it. 他对自己个子矮小神经过敏, 可别提这件事.
A writer mustn't be too sensitive to criticism. 作家不可对批评意见反应过激.
3 (approv 褒) having or showing perceptive feeling or sympathetic understanding 有细腻感情的; 同情理解的
an actor's sensitive reading of a poem 演员富於感情的诗朗诵
When I need advice, he is a helpful and sensitive friend. 我一没了主意他就帮助我, 是个体贴人的朋友.
4 ~ (to sth) (of instruments, etc) able to measure very small changes （指仪器等）灵敏的
a sensitive thermometer, balance, ammeter, etc 灵敏的温度计、 天平、 安培计等
(fig 比喻) The Stock Exchange is sensitive to likely political changes. 证券交易所对潜在的政治变化很敏感.
5 needing to be treated with great secrecy or tact 需极秘密或慎重处理的
sensitive military information 需秘密处理的军事情报
a sensitive issue like race relations 需慎重对待的种族关系问题. =>Usage at sensible 用法见 sensible.
🎯 考研助记
sens(感知)+itive(的): 敏感的 灵敏的
🔁 扩展释义
*['sensitiv]a. 敏感的, 易感的, 灵敏的, 感光的【机】 敏感的, 灵敏的, 感度高的相关词组: be sensitive to
🏥 医学释义
灵敏的，感光的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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I believe we should buy the smaller one.
我认为我们应该买较小的机子。
What was the matter?
怎么啦？
What a lot of invitations to send out!
要寄出的请贴真多呀！