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squeamish

/ˈskwiːmɪʃ/

Meanings
adjective

娇气，神经质，容易恶心。

Easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive

Examples :

"He might have made a good doctor, had he not been so squeamish about the sight of blood."
要不是他那么娇气，一看到血就难受，说不定能当个好医生。
mind character emotion human attitude sensation

Related Words

Illustration easily

easily adverb

/ˈiː.zə.liː/

容易地，轻易地

"The new math homework was easily understood by the students. "

新的数学作业学生们学起来毫不费力，没有感到任何困难。

Illustration tending

tending verb

/ˈtɛndɪŋ/

呈递，提供。

""The farmer, tending his customary rent of grain, hoped the lord would accept it despite the poor harvest." "

农民呈递他惯常应缴的谷物租金，希望领主尽管收成不好也能接受。

Illustration reluctant

reluctant adjective

/ɹɪˈlʌktənt/

不情愿，勉强。

"The student was reluctant to participate in the class discussion, offering resistance to speaking up. "

这个学生不太情愿参与课堂讨论，显得很抗拒发言。

Illustration oversensitive

oversensitive adjective

/ˌoʊvərˈsɛnsətɪv/ /ˌoʊvərˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

过于敏感，神经过敏。

"My brother is very oversensitive; he cries whenever someone criticizes his drawings. "

我弟弟特别过于敏感，别人一批评他的画，他就哭。

Illustration nauseated

nauseated verb

/ˈnɔːziˌeɪtɪd/

恶心，使作呕。

"The strong smell of paint nauseated her all morning. "

油漆的刺鼻气味让她一整个上午都觉得恶心想吐。

Illustration nervous

nervous adjective

/ˈnɜːvəs/ /ˈnɝːvəs/

神经的, 肌腱的

"The dancer's nervous muscles tensed before her performance. "

舞蹈演员演出前，她那些绷紧的、连接肌肉和骨骼的肌腱让她浑身紧张。

Illustration little

little noun

/ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/ /ˈlɘtl̩/ /ˈlɪtəl/ /ˈlɪtl̩/

少量，一点儿。

"Can I try a little of that sauce?"

我可以尝一点儿那个酱吗？

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bothered verb

/ˈbɒðərd/ /ˈbɑːðərd/

打扰，烦扰，使烦恼。

"Would it bother you if I smoked?"

我抽烟会让你觉得烦吗？

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

蔬菜，青菜

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

在生物课上，我们学到，严格来说，即使是水果也算是蔬菜，因为蔬菜的定义是任何植物。

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

兄弟，哥，弟。

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

我跟我兄弟/哥/弟都在同一所高中上学。

Illustration doctor

doctor noun

/ˈdɒktə/ /ˈdɑktɚ/

医生，医师

"If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor."

如果你明天还觉得不舒服，就去看医生吧。

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averse verb

/əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/

厌恶，反感。

"The child averted his eyes from the difficult math problem. "

孩子厌恶地把眼睛从那道难题上移开了。