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

• Normally squeamish about this, I had mysteriously been charmed by it in her case, my desire stubbornly deciding to collect there rather than around her warm smile or intelligent conversation.
  平常对这一贯很厌恶，但这次我却奇迹般被迷倒。她亲切的微笑、金色的长发或聪慧的谈吐都不及这个特征更能激发我强烈的情感。
• John is squeamish, so he's not cut out for being a doctor.
  John容易呕吐，所以他不适合当医生。
• 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 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。
• Talking money makes most workers squeamish GetWord(" squeamish");.
  谈钱会让大部分职场人士拘谨。
• 'the silence of the lambs'is an entertaining but violent movie and is not for the squeamish.
  《沉默的羔羊》是部精彩但充满暴力的影片，不适合神经质的人。
• I'm also fond of developing what my dermatologist calls "squeamish basil cells."
  我也很乐意演绎我的美容医师把一切都称之为“恶心的罗勒细胞。”
• She's really squeamish and can't stand the sight of blood.
  她非常神经质，不能看见血。
• 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。
• Too nice about his food to take to camp cooking; so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow.
  他对食物太挑剔了，是不会参加野餐的；他有洁癖，只用手肘接触厕所的把手。