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单词 sensitive
释义 sensitive

sensitive /ˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/ aep /-sə.t̬ɪv/

adjective (KIND)
B2 understanding what other people need, and being helpful and kind to them: » Representatives of the company claim their plan will be sensitive to local needs.» In the movie, he plays a concerned and sensitive father trying to bring up two teenage children on his own.Thesaurus+: ↑Sympathy and compassionThesaurus+: ↑Kind and thoughtfulThesaurus+: ↑Empathy and sensitivity , ↑Sympathy and compassionsensitively /-li/ adverb
F0» This is a very delicate situation and it needs to be handled sensitively.Thesaurus+: ↑Sympathy and compassionThesaurus+: ↑Empathy and sensitivity , ↑Sympathy and compassionsensitiveness /-nəs/ noun [U]
Thesaurus+: ↑Sympathy and compassionThesaurus+: ↑Empathy and sensitivity , ↑Sympathy and compassionThesaurus+: ↑Complicated and difficult to do , ↑Difficult to understandWord Builder:Nouns: sense, nonsense, sensibility, sensitivity, insensitivityAdjectives: sensible, senseless, sensitive, insensitiveVerbs: senseAdverbs: sensibly, sensitively, insensitively
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Extra Examples:» You have to be quite sensitive when you're dealing with adolescents.» It needs someone a bit sensitive to handle this sort of thing.» She's very sweet and sensitive.» He's not the most sensitive of people.» These are vulnerable people - you have to be sensitive to their needs.
adjective (REACTING EASILY)
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B2 easily influenced, changed, or damaged, especially by a physical activity or effect:
» Some people's teeth are highly sensitive to cold.» sensitive skinThesaurus+: ↑Reacting and responding
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B2 Sensitive equipment is able to record small changes:
» The patient's responses are recorded on a sensitive piece of equipment which gives extremely accurate readings.Thesaurus+: ↑Machinery and machines , ↑Household equipment and domestic choressensitiveness /-nəs/ noun [U]
Thesaurus+: ↑Sympathy and compassionThesaurus+: ↑Empathy and sensitivity , ↑Sympathy and compassionThesaurus+: ↑Complicated and difficult to do , ↑Difficult to understand
adjective (UPSET)
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B2 easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, or angry:
» Her reply showed that she was very sensitive to criticism.» He was very sensitive about his scar and thought everyone was staring at him.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming too excited and easily upset
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B2 A sensitive subject, situation, etc. needs to be dealt with carefully in order to avoid upsetting people:
» Sex education and birth control are sensitive issues.» The stolen car contained military documents described as very sensitive.Thesaurus+: ↑Complicated and difficult to do , ↑Difficult to understandsensitiveness /-nəs/ noun [U]
Thesaurus+: ↑Sympathy and compassionThesaurus+: ↑Empathy and sensitivity , ↑Sympathy and compassionThesaurus+: ↑Complicated and difficult to do , ↑Difficult to understand
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Extra Examples:» Don't be so sensitive!» She's very sensitive about her weight.» He's very sensitive to criticism of his children.» I have to be very careful with what I say because she's so sensitive.» If I'd known how sensitive she was I wouldn't have made the remark.
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