touchy

英 [ˈtʌtʃi]

美 [ˈtʌtʃi]

adj. 易烦恼; 易生气; 易怒; 敏感性的; 需要小心处理的; 棘手的

比较级：touchier　

BNC.19964 / COCA.16171

牛津词典

adj.

易烦恼；易生气；易怒
easily upset or offended
1. He's a little touchy about his weight.
  他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。
敏感性的；需要小心处理的；棘手的
that may upset or offend people and should therefore be dealt with carefully

ADJ-GRADED 易怒的;过于敏感的;暴躁的
If you describe someone astouchy, you mean that they are easily upset, offended, or irritated.
1. She is very touchy about her past...
  她对自己的过去非常敏感。
2. Don't be so touchy.
  别这么小心眼。
ADJ-GRADED 棘手的;难办的;需谨慎处理的
If you say that something is atouchysubject, you mean that it is a subject that needs to be dealt with carefully and in a sensitive way, because it might upset or offend people.
1. ...the touchy question of political reform.
  政治改革这一棘手问题

adj

difficult to handle
1. delicate negotiations with the big powers
2. a touchy subject
Synonym:delicateticklish
quick to take offense
Synonym:huffythin-skinnedfeisty

She is very touchy about her past
她对自己的过去非常敏感。
He's touchy as a bear with a sore nose.
他现在就像一只鼻子受了伤的熊一样不好惹。
The Spanish and Greeks take plenty of holidays yet bosses there are increasingly touchy too.
西班牙人和希腊人的休假天数很多，但那里的老板们也变得越来越暴躁易怒。
Child molestation is a touchy subject* Read the papers! Half the country's doing it!
凌虐小孩是一个敏感的话题。看看报纸！全国有一半的人都在这样做。
We are all at our wit's end about this touchy problem.
我们对这敏感问题，感到束手无策。
But the Americans were very touchy about the pacific.
但是美国人对太平洋问题是很敏感的。
Chinese investment in Australian real estate has become a touchy subject.
中国对澳大利亚房地产的投资已成为一个敏感话题。
Don't ask Bill about his divorce; it's a touchy subject.
别问比尔他离婚的事儿，那是个敏感的话题。
I don't feel like dealing with such touchy problems.
我不愿处理这种棘手的问题。
You are a bit too touchy to get angry about such a small thing.
你也太小心眼儿了，为这点儿事还生气。