touchy
a. 易怒的, 难以取悦的, 过于敏感的
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教材释义与例句
过敏的；易生气的；难以取悦的
释义与例句
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1.
Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.
It is an extremely touchy situation, with everybody's patience wearing thin.
1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries Eminent Americans are to be invited to direct by will their interment there; and in the case of Americans not so eminent as to be invited, but who have nevertheless expressed a wish to join the others, a committee will decide. It seems a touchy business all along...
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2.
Easily offended, oversensitive.
He can be very touchy when you talk about his estranged son, so be as tactful as possible.
1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados I can assure you, Mr Hosier, that other people are much more touchy about my blindness than I am.
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3.
Inclined to engage in physical touch.
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词汇关系
词源
A variant of earlier tetchy (“cranky, easily annoyed, difficult to handle”), under influence from some senses of touch (“affect, disturb”) and simulating touch + -y.
来源：wiktionary