sensitive
adj
ˈsensɪətɪv
adj
1
UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE
理解别人
able
to
understand
other
people’s
feelings
and
problems
善解人意的，体恤的;
a
sensitive
and
intelligent
young
man
一位善解人意、非常聪明的年轻人
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It’s
made
me
much
more
sensitive
to
the
needs
of
the
disabled.
它使我更加能够明白残疾人的需要。
2
EASILY OFFENDED
容易生气的
easily
upset
or
offended
by
events
or
things
that
people
say
〔感情〕敏感的，容易生气的
BrE
a
very
sensitive
child
一个很敏感的小孩
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about
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Laura’s
sensitive
about
her
weight.
劳拉对自己的体重很敏感。
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to
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Throughout
her
career
she
remained
very
sensitive
to
criticism.
她在整个职业生涯中一直对批评很敏感。
sensitive
soul
3
EASILY AFFECTED
易受影响的
easily
affected
or
damaged
by
something
such
as
a
substance
or
temperature
敏感的; 易受影响的; 过敏的
Wetlands
are
environmentally
sensitive
areas.
湿地是容易受环境影响的区域。
a
baby’s
sensitive
skin
婴儿敏感的皮肤
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Older
people
tend
to
be
very
sensitive
to
cold.
老年人一般对寒冷都很敏感。
Increasing
numbers
of
people
are
sensitive
to
cow’s
milk.
对牛奶过敏的人越来越多了。
4
SITUATION/SUBJECT
情况/话题
a
situation
or
subject
that
is
sensitive
needs
to
be
dealt
with
very
carefully,
because
it
is
secret
or
because
it
may
offend
people
需小心处理的，敏感的，可能触怒人的
Abortion
is
a
very
sensitive
issue.
堕胎是个非常敏感的话题。
sensitive
matters
such
as
national
security
国家安全之类的敏感问题
highly
sensitive
information
高度敏感的情报
5
REACTING TO CHANGES
对变化的反应
reacting
to
very
small
changes
in
light,
temperature,
position
etc
〔对光、温度、位置等的变化〕灵敏度高的
a
highly
sensitive
electronic
camera
高敏感度的电子摄像机
light-sensitive/heat-sensitive
etc
light-sensitive
photographic
paper
感光相纸
6
ART/MUSIC ETC
艺术/音乐等
able
to
understand
or
express
yourself
through
art,
music,
literature
etc
〔对艺术、音乐、文学等〕感受力强的，有表现能力的
a
very
sensitive
performance
非常细腻的演出
It
is
an
issue
which
needs
to
be
handled
sensitively.
这是个需要小心处理的问题。