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

• The new film will ambush the unwary, appal the squeamish and get unwanted attention from the prurient.
  这部新片将出其不意地震撼粗心的观众，令胆小的观众感到惊骇，并得到好色之徒讨厌的关注。
• Don't watch this bit if you're at all squeamish.
  若你易受惊，不要看这个小节目。
• 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。”
• Some Asian countries are squeamish about the effect of non-traditional security on their sovereignty. They should swallow hard.
  某些亚洲国家在非传统安全对其主权所产生影响方面多有顾忌，它们应当努力接受新观念。
• Talking money makes most workers squeamish GetWord(" squeamish");.
  谈钱会让大部分职场人士拘谨。
• 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 had already warned my two squeamish pre-teens that this would not be our usual China trip: a tour of famous temples and sacred mountains by way of low-rent video game parlours and seedy Chinese amusement parks.
  我已经警告过我两个不到十多岁的娇宝贝，这次旅游并不是我们通常的中国之旅&在那些租金低廉的游戏厅和破旧的中国游乐场之间游览著名寺庙和神圣山群。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。