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del.i.cate EASILY DAMAGED5del7I7kEtadjneeding careful treatment, esp. because easily damaged易损的，娇嫩的Peaches have delicate skins which are easily bruised.桃子皮娇嫩易破。Delicate plants need to be kept in a greenhouse during the winter.冬季，娇嫩的植物要养在温室里。I'm not going to let anyone else pack my china, it's much too delicate.我不打算让其他任何人来为我的瓷器打包，它太精致易碎了。Molly has always been a delicate person./Molly's health has always been delicate (= She becomes ill easily).莫利的体质一直很弱。We have a rather delicate situation (= one that needs to be dealt with carefully in order to avoid trouble) on our hands because my parents don't approve of my sister's fiancé.我们有相当棘手的局面要处理，因为父母不满意我姐姐的未婚夫。I'd offer to pay for her if I thought she wouldn't be offended, but it's a rather delicate issue/matter/question/subject (= one that needs treating carefully in order to avoid causing offence).如果不是认为她会生气，我就主动替她付帐了，但这是个相当微妙的问题。The pay negotiations have reached a delicate point/stage (= a point or stage at which care is needed to avoid causing offence).工资谈判到了一个敏感的阶段。Repairing damaged nerves is a very delicate operation/process (= needs to be done carefully).神经修复是非常精细的手术。Teachers need to strike a delicate (= carefully achieved) balance between instructing their pupils and letting them discover things for themselves.教师们需要在教导学生与让他们自己有所发现之间达到巧妙的平衡。Weather-forecasters have extremely delicate equipment (= equipment that can measure very small changes) which helps them predict what the weather is going to be like.天气预报人员拥有极其精密的设备来帮助他们预测天气情况。
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