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

• I was so focused I never felt squeamish.
  我是如此地专注，以至于从未感到恶心。
• In medical simulations, which have become highly realistic and are not for the squeamish, some surgeons have zero interest in being videotaped and hearing their performance scrutinized afterward.
  医疗救助模拟环节十分真实，绝非纸上谈兵，一些外科医生对被录像及事后就自己的表现评头论足毫无兴趣。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm very squeamish and when I see needles I run a mile.
  我神经非常脆弱，见到针头就会逃之夭夭。
• 'the silence of the lambs'is an entertaining but violent movie and is not for the squeamish.
  《沉默的羔羊》是部精彩但充满暴力的影片，不适合神经质的人。
• Almost like whoever did it maybe got a little squeamish.
  下手的人应该有点谨慎。
• 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。
• 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。
• Talking money makes most workers squeamish.
  大多数工人一谈论到钱就会吹毛求疵。