sensitive /ˈsɛnsətɪv/ adjective Learner's definition of SENSITIVE
[more sensitive; most sensitive]
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a : easily upset by the things that people think or say about you敏感的;容易生气的 -
a moody, sensitive teenager喜怒无常的神经质少年
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He acts like a tough guy, but he's really very sensitive to criticism.他表现得像个硬汉,但其实他对批评很敏感。
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She's painfully/overly sensitive about her looks. [=she cares very/too much about what people say or think about her looks]她对自己的容貌过于在意了。
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a sensitive soul [=a person who is easily hurt emotionally]情感易受伤之人
— opposite insensitive b : likely to cause people to become upset易惹恼人的;令人不安的;敏感的 2
a : aware of and understanding the feelings of other people善解人意的;体察的 —
often + to — opposite insensitive b : having an understanding of something : aware of something理解的;意识到的 —
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: easily affected by something in a way that is not pleasant or good : reacting to something in, on, or around you in a bad way易过敏的;易受不良影响的 —
often + to -
She is sensitive to pollen (in the air).她对(空气中的)花粉过敏。
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My teeth are sensitive to cold foods.我的牙齿对冷的食物敏感。
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I am sensitive to wheat. [=I become ill when I eat wheat]我一吃小麦就不舒服。
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Now that I'm older, I'm more sensitive to (the) cold. [=I feel colder in cold surroundings now than I did in the past]我现在年纪大了,比从前更怕凉了。
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: able to express thoughts and feelings through writing, music, dance, etc.有表现力的 5 technical
a : able to sense very small changes in something灵敏的;灵敏度高的 b : changing in response to something感应的 6
: needing to be handled in a careful or secret way in order to protect someone or something机密的;保密的