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touchy adj.
⇨ sensitive 3sensitive3 adjective a sensitive and caring man 体贴的男人a sensitive topic 敏感话题sensitive to criticism 一听见批评就不高兴sensitive ♦︎ touchy ♦︎ pricklyThese words all describe a person who is easily upset or offended. 这些词均表示爱生气的、易被惹恼的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be sensitive / touchy / prickly about sth◆very sensitive / touchy / prickly■ sensitive (sometimes disapproving) easily offended or upset 爱生气的；易被惹恼的；情绪反应过敏的◆You're far too sensitive.你也太爱生气了。◆She's acutely sensitive to criticism.她一听见批评就恼羞成怒。◆He's depicted as an insecure and sensitive soul.他被描述成一个缺乏安全感又容易生气的人。■ touchy [not usually before noun] (rather informal, often disapproving) easily offended or upset, especially in a way that is not reasonable （尤指无缘无故地）易烦恼，易生气，易怒◆He's a little touchy about his weight.他有点忌讳别人提及他的体重。◆She gets very touchy if you mention the divorce.一提离婚的事她就翻脸。■ prickly (BrE, informal, often disapproving) easily offended or annoyed 易怒的；爱生气的◆She's still a bit prickly about the whole incident.她对整件事仍感到有些恼怒。◆He could be very prickly with journalists.他对记者很容易生气。NOTE 辨析 Which word?People who are sensitive or touchy are likely to get upset or cry; both words can be slightly disapproving but touchy usually suggests greater disapproval than sensitive. People who are prickly are more likely to get slightly aggressive than to cry. * sensitive和touchy指人容易伤心难过或哭泣。这两个词有时都略带贬义，但touchy通常比sensitive贬义更强。prickly则指人容易急躁而非易哭。 |