touchy

英 [ˈtʌtʃi]

美 [ˈtʌtʃi]

adj. 易烦恼; 易生气; 易怒; 敏感性的; 需要小心处理的; 棘手的

比较级：touchier　

BNC.19964 / COCA.16171

牛津词典

adj.

易烦恼；易生气；易怒
easily upset or offended
1. He's a little touchy about his weight.
  他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。
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

ADJ-GRADED 易怒的;过于敏感的;暴躁的
If you describe someone astouchy, you mean that they are easily upset, offended, or irritated.
1. She is very touchy about her past...
  她对自己的过去非常敏感。
2. Don't be so touchy.
  别这么小心眼。
ADJ-GRADED 棘手的;难办的;需谨慎处理的
If you say that something is atouchysubject, you mean that it is a subject that needs to be dealt with carefully and in a sensitive way, because it might upset or offend people.
1. ...the touchy question of political reform.
  政治改革这一棘手问题

adj

difficult to handle
1. delicate negotiations with the big powers
2. a touchy subject
Synonym:delicateticklish
quick to take offense
Synonym:huffythin-skinnedfeisty

Don't be touchy; I'm speaking in general terms only.
你别多心，我只是就一般而论。
Too touchy to make judicious decisions.
太急躁了，做不出明智的决定。
Are you always so touchy about your work?
你对工作总是这么爱发火吗？
Frank's just touchy about his name.
弗兰克只是对他的名字过于敏感。
But the Americans were very touchy about the pacific.
但是美国人对太平洋问题是很敏感的。
Child molestation is a touchy subject* Read the papers! Half the country's doing it!
凌虐小孩是一个敏感的话题。看看报纸！全国有一半的人都在这样做。
She is very touchy about her past
她对自己的过去非常敏感。
Wow, aren't we touchy this morning?
哇，我们早上不是聊得挺好的吗？
Politics was always a touchy subject with whose people.
对于那些人来说，政治一直是个敏感的话题。
I don't feel like dealing with such touchy problems.
我不愿处理这种棘手的问题。