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

Wow, aren't we touchy this morning?
哇，我们早上不是聊得挺好的吗？
Frank's just touchy about his name.
弗兰克只是对他的名字过于敏感。
She is so touchy about everything! I just can not take all her twisted old maid notion.
她对什么事情都容易生气！我就是无法忍受她那偏执的老处女脾气。
Luca was very touchy. Maybe the Don offended him some way.
路加这人感情容易冲动，也许是老头子惹恼了他，这是可能的。
Don't ask Bill about his divorce; it's a touchy subject.
别问比尔他离婚的事儿，那是个敏感的话题。
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're always a little touchy when you don't get enough sleep.
没有足够的睡眠你总是有点敏感。
I don't feel like dealing with such touchy problems.
我不愿处理这种棘手的问题。
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。
Be careful the way you tell him the true. He's kind of touchy.
注意你告诉他真相时的语气，他是个非常敏感的人。