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

GRE TEM8

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 am not squeamish about blood.
我不是很怕血。
Almost like whoever did it maybe got a little squeamish.
下手的人应该有点谨慎。
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。
I still get a little squeamish around leeches.
我对这些水蛭还是有些排斥。
I'm a little squeamish about dissecting things.
解剖东西让我觉得有点恶心。
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 was so focused I never felt squeamish.
我是如此地专注，以至于从未感到恶心。
After all, I hadn't been so squeamish, come to think of it, even in New York. Plug the other end of the charger into an electrical outlet. During charging, the headset indicator turns on and remains on until charging completes.
回想起来我毕竟不是一个过于拘谨的人，甚至在纽约时也不是这样。将充电器插入电源中。在充电过程中，耳机显示灯亮起，直至充电完毕。
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。
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。