touchy

US [ˈtʌtʃi]
UK ['tʌtʃi]
  • adj.易怒；易烦恼；易生气；敏感性的
  • Web易怒的；敏感的；暴躁的
Comparative Degree：touchier  Superlative：touchiest  

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Touchy
adj.
1.
[nubn]
~ (about sth)
易烦恼；易生气；易怒easily upset or offended
He's a little touchy about his weight.
他有点忌讳别人说他胖。
2.
[ubn]
敏感性的；需要小心处理的；棘手的that may upset or offend people and should therefore be dealt with carefully

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1.
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。
xiàng kè lì lǐ nà yàng yī gè zì háo de , nán duì fù de jiā tíng shì yā fú bù liǎo de 。
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2.
Ooh, bit touchy today. D'you want me to give it a go?
今天的貌似有点棘手想要我试一下吗？。
jīn tiān de mào sì yǒu diǎn jí shǒu xiǎng yào wǒ shì yí xià ma ? 。
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In this section, we will tell you how much you need to tell your child about this touchy subject without confusing them.
在本节中我们将告诉你，为了不给孩子造成困扰，什么该说、什么不该说。
zài běn jié zhōng wǒ men jiāng gào su nǐ , wèi le bù gěi hái zi zào chéng kùn rǎo , shén me gāi shuō 、 shén me bù gāi shuō 。
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4.
No matter what unexpected problem you face, a friendship seems to be very touchy, and very much on the line.
无论你遇到什么意外的问题，友谊似乎非常敏感，而且很就行了。
wú lùn nǐ yù dào shén me yì wài de wèn tí , yǒu yì sì hū fēi cháng mǐn gǎn , ér qiě hěn jiù xíng le 。
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5.
Especially touchy will be the question of state assistance for Chinese firms, potentially giving them an advantage over Western competitors.
尤为敏感的是中国公司被质疑获得国家帮助，这令其在与西方公司的竞争中获得不少潜在优势。
yóu wéi mǐn gǎn de shì zhōng guó gōng sī bèi zhì yí huò de guó jiā bāng zhù , zhè lǐng qí zài yǔ xī fāng gōng sī de jìng zhēng zhōng huò de bù shǎo qián zài yōu shì 。
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The consensus seems to be that Cameron is going touchy-feely because in reality he's wielding an ax.
大家似乎一致认为，卡梅伦之所以变得“多愁善感”起来，实际上是因为他正在舞动“削减之斧”。
dà jiā sì hū yí zhì rèn wéi , kǎ méi lún zhī suǒ yǐ biàn de " duō chóu shàn gǎn " qǐ lái , shí jì shang shì yīn wèi tā zhèng zài wǔ dòng " xuē jiǎn zhī fǔ " 。
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7.
She had to be very careful, because he was liable to be touchy and irritable in his present stage of weakness.
她必须十分小心，因为他现在身体还很虚弱，容易动怒，发脾气。
tā bì xū shí fēn xiǎo xīn , yīn wèi tā xiàn zài shēn tǐ hái hěn xū ruò , róng yì dòng nù , fā pí qi 。
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8.
is a touchy subject and I'm not trying to say what's right or wrong.
是一个敏感的问题，我也不想说什么对错。
shì yī gè mǐn gǎn de wèn tí , wǒ yě bù xiǎng shuō shén me duì cuò 。
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9.
If I cry they just seem to be more affectionate, more touchy-feely, more, in some cases sexy.
如果我哭了，他们就会表现得更温柔、更感性、亲热时更性感。
rú guǒ wǒ kū le , tā men jiù huì biǎo xiàn de gèng wēn róu 、 gèng gǎn xìng 、 qīn rè shí gèng xìng gǎn 。
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10.
We're all four of us a bit touchy and need a lot of space but we seem to know when to persist with the teasing and when to back off.
我们四个人都有点敏感，需要很大的空间，但我们似乎都知道应该何时进退。
wǒ men sì gè rén dōu yǒu diǎn mǐn gǎn , xū yào hěn dà de kōng jiān , dàn wǒ men sì hū dōu zhī dào yīng gāi hé shí jìn tuì 。
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