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单词 touchy-feely
释义
touchy-feely
adjective
informal
uk
/ˌtʌtʃ.iˈfiː.li/us
/ˌtʌtʃ.iˈfiː.li/
kindandloving,especiallybytouchingandholdingpeoplemore than isusual, often in a way that makes otherpeopleuncomfortable:
（尤指通过过分接触搂抱）露骨表达感情的
a touchy-feelyapproach过分亲昵的态度
She's one of those touchy-feelypeople, always putting herhandonyourarmwhile she'stalkingto you.她属于那种举止很肉麻的人，跟你说话时老是拉着你的胳膊。
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(Definition oftouchy-feelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftouchy-feely

touchy-feely
Namely, it is believed that the "touchy-feely" nature of the discipline does not allow for reliable, acceptable knowledge expressed by any one person.
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That is a triumph of emotion over reason, the triumph of the current, hopefully ephemeral,touchy-feelysyndrome over calm, measured objectivity.
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It contains weasel words and istouchy-feely, but unfortunately it does not stand up in the light of day.
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They will fawn all over him and act alltouchy-feely-cuddly.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is not atouchy-feelything; it matters.
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That is nottouchy-feely; it is practical work in the public interest.
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Perhaps if he continues in this vein, he will become the chairman of a self-help group and othertouchy-feelythings that may help people who spend £40 on a scam.
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This is reallytouchy-feelypolitics.
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Let me deal with "touchy-feely" first.
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I really think he helped me with my screen test because he was so present for me, so charming and sotouchy-feely.
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What pantheism isn't: atouchy-feely, kumbaya vibe as is often depicted.
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The nanny state was punitive, austere, and authoritarian, the therapeutic state istouchy-feely, supportive and even more authoritarian.
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His son reminds him to forget his old methods of motivation and revert to thetouchy-feelystuff his wife used.
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