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

• 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。
• Don't watch this bit if you're at all squeamish.
  若你易受惊，不要看这个小节目。
• Am I open to honest feedback? If I feel squeamish, what can I do?
  你对真诚的反馈是否保持开放的态度？如果不是，你可以做些什么改变？
• I am not squeamish about blood.
  我不是很怕血。
• She's really squeamish and can't stand the sight of blood.
  她非常神经质，不能看见血。
• I was feeling sick and squeamish.
  我觉得难过，好象在呕吐。
• 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。
• 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。
• Never mind that she was squeamish at the sight of a mere drop of blood.
  即使当她看到仅仅一滴血时都想呕吐，这都没关系。