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- quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences敏感的; 灵敏的：
the new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones.
新的蛋白质探测方法比旧的灵敏
spiders are sensitive to vibrations on their web.
蜘蛛对蜘蛛网上的震动很敏感。
1.1
- easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes敏感的; 脆弱的：
the committee called for improved protection of wildlife in environmentally sensitive areas.
委员会呼吁加强对环境敏感地域的野生动物保护。
1.2
- (of photographic materials) prepared so as to respond rapidly to the action of light（照相材料）感光的。
1.3
- (of a market) unstable and liable to quick changes of price because of outside influences（市场）脆弱的; 敏感的。
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- (of a person or a person's behaviour) having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings（人, 人的行为）敏感的; 敏锐的：
I pay tribute to the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill.
我为部长对法案敏锐的处理深感敬佩。
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- easily offended or upset敏感的; 易激怒的; 易惹恼的：
I suppose I shouldn't be so sensitive.
我想我不该如此敏感。
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- kept secret or with restrictions on disclosure to avoid endangering security保密的; 限制透露的：
he was suspected of passing sensitive information to other countries.
他被怀疑向别国传递机密信息。
- a person who is believed to respond to paranormal influences具有超自然通灵能力的人。
派生词
sensitively
adverbsensitiveness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'sensory'）： from Old French sensitif, -ive or medieval Latin sensitivus, formed irregularly from Latin sentire 'feel'. The current senses date from the early 19th cent.