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

I do not see why you are so touchy.
我不明白你为什么这么敏感。
He's touchy as a bear with a sore nose.
他现在就像一只鼻子受了伤的熊一样不好惹。
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。
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。
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。
Don't be touchy; I'm speaking in general terms only.
你别多心，我只是就一般而论。
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。
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。
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。
Wow, aren't we touchy this morning?
哇，我们早上不是聊得挺好的吗？