| 单词 | thin-skinned |
| 释义 | thin-skinned (once / 20664 pages) adj To be thin-skinned is to be sensitive, especially to criticism and slights. Thin-skinned people are quick to take offense. If your skin is literally thin, soft, and tender — like a baby's — than you're going to be hurt more easily if you get scraped or cut. Similarly, a thin-skinned person gets emotionally hurt more often than most people. If you're thin-skinned, you take criticism, rejection, disappointment, and failure very hard. Being left out of anything could be perceived as a major insult. If you forget a thin-skinned person's birthday, they’ll probably hold a grudge. WORD FAMILYthin-skinned USAGE EXAMPLESOn the other hand, Trump himself is notoriously thin-skinned, tweeting about how unfunny Alec Baldwin’s representation of him is on SNL. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) “You are looking and acting as if you are mean and petty, thin-skinned and vindictive. Stop this. This is not a fireside chat.” Salon(Dec 08, 2016) Trump’s response to the criticism he’s gotten since the call shows that he’s as thin-skinned and fact-challenged as ever. Time(Dec 07, 2016) adj quick to take offense Syn feisty, huffy, touchy sensitive being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others |
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