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🔑 sen·si·tive BrE /ˈsensətɪv / NAmE /ˈsensətɪv / adjective ➤ to people's feelings 对他人的感情 🔑 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◆ ~ to sth She is very sensitive to other people's feelings . 她很能体谅他人的感情。 OPP insensitive ➤ to art /music /literature 对艺术/音乐/文学 🔑 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➤ easily upset 容易生气 🔑 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。◆ ~ about sth He's very sensitive about his weight . 他很忌讳别人说他胖。◆ ~ to sth She's very sensitive to criticism . 她一听批评就急。 OPP insensitive ➤ information /subject 信息;话题 🔑 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◆ Health care is a politically sensitive issue . 医疗卫生是一个政治敏感问题。➤ to cold /light /food , etc . 对低温、光、食物等 🔑 reacting quickly or more than usual to sth 敏感的;过敏的◆ sensitive areas of the body 身体的敏感区◆ ~ to sth My teeth are very sensitive to cold food . 我的牙齿对冷食过敏。 OPP insensitive sensible / sensitive Sensible and sensitive are connected with two different meanings of sense. * sensible 和 sensitive 与 sense 的两个不同含义相联系。
Sensible refers to your ability to make good judgements. * sensible 涉及判断 : ◆ 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。 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。 ➤ to small changes 对细微变化 ~ (to sth ) able to measure very small changes 灵敏的◆ a sensitive instrument 灵敏的仪器◆ (figurative ) The Stock Exchange is very sensitive to political change . 证券市场对政局变化非常敏感。 OPP insensitive ▸ sen·si·tive·ly BrE /ˈsensətɪvli / NAmE /ˈsensətɪvli / adverb ◆ She handled the matter sensitively . 她谨慎细致地处理了那件事情。◆ He writes sensitively . 他文笔细腻。● hit /touch a (raw /sensitive ) ˈnerve to mention a subject that makes sb feel angry , upset , embarrassed , etc . 触及要害;触动痛处◆ You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife . 你谈起他的第一任妻子,这就触到了他的痛处。