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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You need to complete some forms before the class.
上课之前你得填一些表格。
Kate is smarter than I.
凯特比我聪明。
Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences.
由于记者纷纷要求会见，他们不得不请了律师充当他们家的发言人举行记者招待会。