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

• 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 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。
• Almost like whoever did it maybe got a little squeamish.
  下手的人应该有点谨慎。
• 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。
• I was too squeamish to look.
  我太容易受惊，不敢看。
• I am not squeamish about blood.
  我不是很怕血。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。