Touchy
[ 'tʌtʃi ]
出国 Abroad
adj. 易动气的;小心眼的;需要小心对待的;棘手的;
adv. 易动气地，过分敏感地，小心眼地;
n. 易动气，过分敏感;
💡 词根助记
touch摸 + y ...的→ 容易被触碰到(内心)的 → 敏感的
📝 例句
He's touchy as a bear with a sore nose.
他现在就像一只鼻子受了伤的熊一样不好惹。
A proud and touchy family like the Clearys was not easy to swallow.
象克利里那样一个自豪的，难对付的家庭是压服不了的。
But they have also been a little touchy about it.
但是他们也有一点神经过敏。
Babbitt had recovered form his touchy wrath before Joe returned.
乔回来之前，巴比特莫名其妙的怒气已经平息。
I don't feel like dealing with such touchy problems.
我不愿处理这种棘手的问题。
🌱 联想助记
【记】touchy-易发脾气的,touch-接触:脾气暴躁的人经不起长时间的接触和检测,最终暴露无疑
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
touchy
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1 easily offended 易生气的: Don't be so touchy! 别动不动就生气!
2 (of asubject, situation, etc) requiring careful handling becauseof potential controversy or offence （指问题、 情况等）需小心处理的（因可能引起争议或不悦）
Racism remains a touchy issue. 种族主义可是个要小心处理的问题.
🔁 扩展释义
*['tʌtʃi]a. 易怒的, 难以取悦的, 过于敏感的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I never realized that.
我从来没有意识到这点。
Dad is welcoming uncle Bob.
老爸去迎接鲍勃叔叔。
Oh dear! You're right.It's closed.
哎吆！你说得对，是关着的。