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

Luca was very touchy. Maybe the Don offended him some way.
路加这人感情容易冲动，也许是老头子惹恼了他，这是可能的。
Weight loss can be a touchy subject because some people tend to feel guilty and ashamed about their weight.
减肥是一个很难处理的问题，因为一些人对他们的体重有罪恶感和羞耻感。
Politics was always a touchy subject with whose people.
对于那些人来说，政治一直是个敏感的话题。
That's a touchy issue! I'm working day and night.
那是个棘手的问题，我没日没夜地做着呢。
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。
I don't feel like dealing with such touchy problems.
我不愿处理这种棘手的问题。
Be careful the way you tell him the true. He's kind of touchy.
注意你告诉他真相时的语气，他是个非常敏感的人。
She is so touchy about everything! I just can not take all her twisted old maid notion.
她对什么事情都容易生气！我就是无法忍受她那偏执的老处女脾气。
I do not see why you are so touchy.
我不明白你为什么这么敏感。
Dad's very touchy about his age.
爸爸对他的年龄很敏感。