Wordiyotouchy
🇬🇧 UK/'tʌtʃi/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Easily offended or upset; (of a situation) sensitive and requiring careful handling.
易怒的，过于敏感的；棘手的，需谨慎对待的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.touchy subject敏感话题
- 2.touchy situation棘手的局面
- 3.get touchy变得敏感易怒
- 4.[touchy about something]对某事过于敏感
Example Sentences
- 1.
He's very touchy about his age, so avoid bringing it up at the party.
- 2.
The negotiations stalled because both sides kept raising touchy political issues.
- 3.
She's been touchy lately — I think she's under a lot of stress at work.