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单词 sensitive
释义
sensitive
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/us
/ˈsen.sə.t̬ɪv/

sensitiveadjective(UPSET)

B2
easilyupsetby the thingspeoplesay or do, orcausingpeopleto beupset,embarrassed, orangry:
神经过敏的；易被冒犯的；敏感的
Herreplyshowedthat she was very sensitivetocriticism.她的回答表明她对批评很敏感。
He was very sensitiveabouthisscarandthoughteveryone wasstaringat him.他对自己的伤疤很敏感，以为每个人都在盯着他看。
B2
A sensitivesubject,situation, etc.needsto bedealtwithcarefullyinordertoavoidupsettingpeople:
（话题、形势等）敏感的，须谨慎对待的
Sexeducationandbirthcontrolare sensitiveissues.性教育和计划生育都是敏感的话题。
Thestolencarcontainedmilitarydocumentsdescribedas very sensitive.被盗的汽车里有据称非常敏感的军事文件。
More examples
  • Don't be so sensitive!
  • She's very sensitive about herweight.
  • He's very sensitive tocriticismof hischildren.
  • I have to be verycarefulwith what I say because she's so sensitive.
  • If I'dknownhow sensitive she was I wouldn't have made theremark.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming too excited and easily upset
  • ado
  • ant
  • antsy
  • at the end ofyourtetheridiom
  • be in a whirlidiom
  • demented
  • febrile
  • have ants inyourpantsidiom
  • have thin/thick skinidiom
  • high-strung
  • highly strung
  • hot under the collaridiom
  • hysterics
  • lather
  • overeager
  • overeagerness
  • oversensitive
  • overwrought
  • shockable
  • whirl
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Complicated and difficult to do

sensitiveadjective(KIND)

B2
understandingwhat otherpeopleneed, and beinghelpfulandkindto them:
善解人意的；体贴的；体谅的
Representativesof thecompanyclaimtheirplanwill be sensitivetolocalneeds.公司代表们说，他们的计划会照顾到当地的需要。
In themovie, heplaysaconcernedand sensitivefathertryingtobringup twoteenagechildrenon his own.在影片中，他扮演了一个关怀备至、体贴入微的父亲，努力独自抚养两个十几岁的孩子。
More examples
  • You have to bequitesensitive when you'redealingwithadolescents.
  • Itneedssomeone abitsensitive tohandlethissortof thing.
  • She's verysweetand sensitive.
  • He's not the most sensitive ofpeople.
  • These arevulnerablepeople- you have to be sensitive totheirneeds.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sympathy & compassion
  • aw
  • bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
  • better luck next timeidiom
  • bleeding heart
  • cheese
  • hard/tough cheese!idiom
  • heart-wrenching
  • heart-wrenchingly
  • pitiably
  • pitiful
  • pitifully
  • pitifulness
  • pity
  • sensitivity
  • sympathetic
  • sympathize
  • sympathy
  • too badidiom
  • yourheart achesidiom
  • yourheart goes out tosomeoneidiom
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Kind & thoughtful
Empathy and sensitivity

sensitiveadjective(REACTING EASILY)

B2
easilyinfluenced,changed, ordamaged,especiallyby aphysicalactivityoreffect:
娇嫩的；脆弱的；敏感的
Some people'steetharehighlysensitivetocold.一些人的牙齿对寒冷高度敏感。
sensitiveskin敏感的皮肤
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
painful
  • painfulHer ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
  • soreMy feet are sore from walking around all day.
  • tenderThe glands in my neck feel really tender.
  • sensitiveMy face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
  • excruciatingHis injury caused excruciating headaches.
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B2
Sensitiveequipmentisabletorecordsmallchanges:
（仪器）灵敏的
The patient'sresponsesarerecordedon a sensitivepieceofequipmentwhich givesextremelyaccuratereadings.病人的反应由一台灵敏仪器记录下来，该仪器能显示出极其精确的读数。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Reacting and responding
  • act onsomething
  • backlash
  • bat
  • batsomethingback
  • bite
  • bite back (atsomeone/something)
  • overreact
  • overreaction
  • pearl-clutching
  • play it by earidiom
  • press/pushsomeone'sbuttonsidiom
  • reaction
  • respond
  • strike while the iron is hotidiom
  • supersensitivity
  • ticklish
  • toe
  • ultra-sensitive
  • wake
  • wake up!idiom
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Machines - general words

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-sensitive
sensitively
sensitiveness
-sensitive
suffix
uk
/-sen.sɪ.tɪv/us
/-sen.sə.t̬ɪv/
reactingto thepresenceof aparticularsubstanceorphysicaleffect:
敏感的
They have heat-sensitiveinfraredcameras.他们有热敏感红外摄像头。
We use a pH-sensitivedye.我们使用ph敏感染料。
easilyinfluenced,changed, ordamagedby aparticularthing:
对…...敏感
After theexam, the patient'seyesare light-sensitive for two to fourhours, which cancauseblurredvision.检查后，病人的眼睛在两到四小时内对光敏感，有可能会导致视力模糊。
Sometypesofdebtareparticularlyrisk-sensitive.有些债务风险敏感度尤其高。
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  • Anti-fraudfeaturesincludeheat-sensitiveinksthat arerevealedif theprescriptionis photocopied.
  • The light-sensitivelensesof hissunglassesareturningblack.
  • ThesefindingssuggestBPRP may be a glucose-sensitiveprotein.
  • Wemeasuredresponsestodehydrationin both desiccation-tolerant and dessication-sensitivematerial.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Reacting and responding
  • act onsomething
  • backlash
  • bat
  • batsomethingback
  • bite
  • bite back (atsomeone/something)
  • overreact
  • overreaction
  • pearl-clutching
  • play it by earidiom
  • press/pushsomeone'sbuttonsidiom
  • reaction
  • respond
  • strike while the iron is hotidiom
  • supersensitivity
  • ticklish
  • toe
  • ultra-sensitive
  • wake
  • wake up!idiom
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(Definition ofsensitivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sensitive| American Dictionary

sensitive
adjective
us
/ˈsen·sə·t̬ɪv/

sensitiveadjective(UNDERSTANDING)

having orshowingawarenessandunderstanding,esp. of other people’sfeelingsandneeds:
Myexperiencemade me very sensitive to thesufferingofothers.

sensitiveadjective(UPSET)

(of aperson)easilyupset:
Tomisextremelysensitive about hishair.
She’s very sensitive tocriticism.

sensitiveadjective(REACTING EASILY)

easilyinfluenced,changed, ordamaged,esp. by aphysicalactivityoreffect:
anenvironmentallysensitiveriver
Theirproductsincludecleansersandmoisturizersfor sensitiveskin.

sensitiveadjective(NEEDING CAREFUL TREATMENT)

needingto betreatedwithcareorsecrecy:
Raisingfuelpricescan be a sensitiveissue.
(Definition ofsensitivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

sensitive| Business English

sensitive
adjective
uk
/ˈsensɪtɪv/us
easilyinfluencedoraffectedby something:
Thissectoris morelikelyto be morepricesensitivethan thedomesticsector.
economicallysensitive
sensitive to sthInvestors wereincreasinglysensitive tointerestrates.
used todescribeasubject,situation, etc. thatneedsto bedealtwithcarefullyorkeptsecret:
Thesecretservicehasacknowledgedthat there'sclassifiedandsensitiveinformationthat they are notabletotellthepublic.
sensitivedocuments
sensitiveemail
understandingwhat otherpeopleneed, and beinghelpfulto them:
sensitive to sthAlocalboardcould be more sensitive to theeducationneedsofstudents.
(Definition ofsensitivefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsensitive

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The trappings of style and design tend to evaporate - at least to some degree - replaced bysensitiverenderings of a city experienced.
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The spatial receptive-field structure of these selection units suggests that they may besensitiveto disparity contrast.
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Symbolic appeals, like the applications of rules, ought to besensitiveto special circumstances.
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The authors discuss the conditions that can make for successful peer work, including preparation of the students and asensitiveapproach by the teacher.
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Thus, it is vital to remainsensitiveto the danger inherent in their use.
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Sensitivity analysis showed that the value of prevalence wassensitivemainly to variations in vaccination and screening costs.
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This observation means that smaller farms are moresensitiveto changes in water prices, in that their relative change of surplus is larger.
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It seems therefore that the epidemiology of rubella is moresensitiveto differences in mixing patterns than mumps and measles.
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Similarly, little work has been directed toward efforts to understand and apply culturallysensitivemodes of intervention.
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Another difference was that the contextsensitivevowels and consonant items differed with respect to the constraining context.
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However, our results show that serology, using a carefully defined cut-off, can be a highlysensitivetechnique for most of the course of infection.
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There is, in fact, research evidence that error detection, developmental sequences, and negotiation of meaning may all besensitiveto social context.
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Finally, the relatively impersonal nature of the interview process may discourage some older people from disclosing information aboutsensitivetraumatic events.
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This will allow, in turn, examination of the issue of whether the size results obtained aresensitiveto spectral shape adopted under the null hypothesis.
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In the developing countries infant mortality still remains asensitiveindicator of socioeconomic standards.
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