sensitive
adjective OPAL W
/ˈsensətɪv/
/ˈsensətɪv/
- aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings
体贴的；体恤的；善解人意的 - a sensitive and caring man
体贴的男人 - sensitive to something She is very sensitive to other people's feelings.
她很能体谅他人的感情。 - Schools must be sensitive to the needs of different cultures, races and religions.
学校必须对不同文化、种族和宗教的需求保持敏感。
Topics Personal qualitiesb2- Horses are very sensitive to their riders' moods.
马能敏锐地感受到骑马人的情绪。 - I think they handled the situation in a sensitive way.
我认为他们以一种敏感的方式处理了局势。 - This type of situation requires a sensitive approach by doctors.
这种情形需要医生持一种体恤的态度。
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- a sensitive and caring man
- reacting quickly or more than usual to something
敏感的；过敏的 - sensitive areas of the body
身体的敏感区 - sensitive to something My teeth are very sensitive to cold food.
我的牙齿对冷食过敏。 - Young children are particularly sensitive to the harmful effects of pesticides.
幼儿对杀虫剂的有害影响特别敏感。 - The eyes of some fish are acutely sensitive to light.
有些鱼的眼睛对光非常敏感。 - I have become increasingly sensitive to the sun.
我对太阳越来越敏感了。 - These drugs can make skin extremely sensitive to sunlight.
这些药物会造成皮肤对日照极度敏感。 - Coral reefs are very sensitive to changes in seawater temperature.
珊瑚礁对海水温度的变化非常敏感。
Which Word? sensible / sensitivesensible / sensitiveSensible and sensitive are connected with two different meanings of sense.- Sensible refers to your ability to make good judgements:
- She gave me some very sensible advice.
她给了我一些非常合理的建议。 - It wasn’t very sensible to go out on your own so late at night.
这么晚一个人单独外出是不太明智的。
- She gave me some very sensible advice.
- Sensitive refers to how easily you react to things and how much you are aware of things or other people:
sensitive 涉及反应和洞察力： - a soap for sensitive skin
敏感皮肤用的肥皂 - This movie may upset a sensitive child.
这部影片可能使敏感的孩子感到难过。
- a soap for sensitive skin
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- sensitive areas of the body
- able to understand art, music and literature and to express yourself through them
感觉敏锐的；艺术感觉好的；有悟性的 - an actor’s sensitive reading of the poem
演员对那首诗富有表现力的朗诵 - a sensitive portrait
栩栩如生的画像
- an actor’s sensitive reading of the poem
- easily offended or upset
易生气的；易被惹恼的；神经过敏的 - You're far too sensitive.
你也太敏感了。 - sensitive about something He's very sensitive about his weight.
他很忌讳别人说他胖。 - sensitive to something She's very sensitive to criticism.
她一听批评就急。
Topics Personal qualitiesb2- He's depicted as an insecure and sensitive soul.
他被描述成一个缺乏安全感又容易生气的人。 - Teenagers are often very sensitive about their appearance.
青少年常常对自己的外表很在意。
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- You're far too sensitive.
- that you have to treat with great care because it may offend people or make them angry or embarrassed
须谨慎对待的；敏感的 - sensitive information/data
敏感信息/数据 - highly sensitive documents
高度敏感的文件 - Healthcare is a politically sensitive issue.
医疗卫生是一个政治敏感问题。 - That's a sensitive area.
那是一个敏感的领域。 - a sensitive subject/topic/matter
敏感的话题/话题/事情
- Nuclear power remains a very sensitive issue in the Netherlands.
核能在荷兰仍然是一个非常敏感的问题。 - It is not known how the Russians obtained such potentially sensitive information.
没有人知道俄国人是如何得到这些可能极为敏感的信息的。 - The information was deemed too sensitive to be broadcast.
这条消息被认为过于敏感而不宜报道。 - an extremely sensitive question
极为敏感的问题 - culturally sensitive policies
文化上的敏感政策 - It might be better to avoid such a sensitive topic.
最好避开这样一个敏感话题。 - She is currently involved in highly sensitive negotiations.
她正参与一场特别棘手的谈判。
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- sensitive (to something) able to measure very small changes
灵敏的 - a sensitive instrument
灵敏的仪器 - The eyes can be a sensitive indicator of health.
眼睛是健康的敏感指标。 - (figurative) The Stock Exchange is very sensitive to political change.
证券市场对政局变化非常敏感。
- The bat's hearing is remarkably sensitive.
蝙蝠的听觉特别敏锐。 - The equipment is highly sensitive.
这套设备灵敏度很高。 - The probe is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single microbe.
这个探测器灵敏度很高，哪怕只有一个微生物个体也能检测出来。 - sensitive to the slightest movement
对极轻微的移动都很敏感
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see also case-sensitive - a sensitive instrument
to people’s feelings对他人的感情
to cold/light/food, etc.对低温、光、食物等
to art/music/literature对艺术／音乐／文学
easily upset容易生气
information/subject信息；话题
to small changes对细微变化
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory’): from Old French sensitif, -ive or medieval Latin sensitivus, formed irregularly from Latin sentire ‘feel’. The current senses date from the early 19th cent.