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

Almost like whoever did it maybe got a little squeamish.
下手的人应该有点谨慎。
I was too squeamish to look.
我太容易受惊，不敢看。
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。
I am not squeamish about blood.
我不是很怕血。
I'm a little squeamish about dissecting things.
解剖东西让我觉得有点恶心。
I had already warned my two squeamish pre-teens that this would not be our usual China trip: a tour of famous temples and sacred mountains by way of low-rent video game parlours and seedy Chinese amusement parks.
我已经警告过我两个不到十多岁的娇宝贝，这次旅游并不是我们通常的中国之旅&在那些租金低廉的游戏厅和破旧的中国游乐场之间游览著名寺庙和神圣山群。
Don't watch this bit if you're at all squeamish.
若你易受惊，不要看这个小节目。
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。
'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。
I can't kill cockroaches. I'm too squeamish.
我不敢打蟑螂，太恶心了。