squeamish
🇬🇧 UK/'skwi:miʃ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
adj.
Easily made to feel sick, disgusted, or faint; overly sensitive or easily shocked.
容易恶心的;过于敏感的,神经质的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishsqueamishother
=squeamish
Common Collocations
- 1.feel squeamish感到恶心不适
- 2.squeamish about blood见血就难受
- 3.[squeamish stomach]肠胃敏感
- 4.not for the squeamish不适合敏感者
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was too squeamish to watch the surgery scene in the medical drama.
- 2.
If you're squeamish about blood, a career in nursing might be challenging for you.
- 3.
Don't be squeamish — just try the dish before deciding you don't like it.