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

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。
Too touchy to make judicious decisions.
太急躁了，做不出明智的决定。
But he was touchy about his personal life, understandably.
但是他对自己的私生活很敏感，这是可以理解的。
That's a touchy issue!
这是个辣手的问题！
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。
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。
Child molestation is a touchy subject* Read the papers! Half the country's doing it!
凌虐小孩是一个敏感的话题。看看报纸！全国有一半的人都在这样做。
Are you always so touchy about your work?
你对工作总是这么爱发火吗？
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。
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。