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

Don't be so touchy.
别这么小心眼。
Frank's just touchy about his name.
弗兰克只是对他的名字过于敏感。
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。
Wow, aren't we touchy this morning?
哇，我们早上不是聊得挺好的吗？
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。
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。
That's a touchy issue!
这是个辣手的问题！
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。
He's a little touchy about his weight.
他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。
Formal, exact and obstinate, he was also cold, suspicious, touchy and tactless.
严肃、严谨、倔强的他同时又冷漠、多疑、敏感、不会变通。