| 单词 | sensitively |
| 释义 | sensitivesensitive /ˈsɛnsət̮ɪv/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective 1UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE approving able to understand other people’s feelings and problems, and careful not to upset people OPP insensitive: Underneath all that macho stuff, he’s really a sensitive guy.sensitive to Nurses have to be sensitive to patients’ needs.2EASILY OFFENDED easily hurt, upset, or offended by things that people say: Joel is such a sensitive boy.sensitive about Laura’s very sensitive about her weight.sensitive to She remained very sensitive to criticism. → see also hypersensitive (2)3EASILY DAMAGED easily damaged or hurt: a baby’s sensitive skinsensitive to Some people are more sensitive to the sun than others. Wetlands are environmentally sensitive areas.4COLD/PAIN ETC. able to feel physical sensations, especially pain, more than usual: Tell me if any of these spots are sensitive.sensitive to My teeth are really sensitive to hot and cold.5REACTING TO SMALL CHANGES able to notice, measure, or react to very small changes or differences: This is a very sensitive recorder – it picks up every word you say. Dogs have very sensitive noses.6LIKELY TO CAUSE PROBLEMS a sensitive subject needs to be dealt with carefully, for example because it may offend people or make people angry: a sensitive issue7SECRET sensitive information or documents need to be kept secret, because harm would result if the wrong people knew about them: highly sensitive information► see thesaurus at secret18ART/MUSIC ETC. able to understand or express yourself through art, music, literature, etc.: a sensitive musician—sensitively adverb—sensitiveness noun [uncountable] |
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