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单词 squeamish
释义
squeamish
adjective
uk
/ˈskwiː.mɪʃ/us
/ˈskwiː.mɪʃ/
easilyupsetorshockedby things that youfindunpleasantor that you do notapproveof:
易心烦意乱的；易受惊的；神经脆弱的
She's really squeamish and can'tstandthesightofblood.她神经很脆弱，见不得血。
Manycooksare squeamish about puttingliveshellfishintoboilingwater.很多厨师把活的贝类放进滚水中时都于心不忍。
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squeamishness

Idiom

not for the squeamish
(Definition ofsqueamishfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

squeamish| American Dictionary

squeamish
adjective
us
/ˈskwi·mɪʃ/
easilyupsetordisgustedby things oractionsyoufindunpleasant:
Dad was squeamish aboutkillingroaches.
(Definition ofsqueamishfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsqueamish

squeamish
Dissection classes with small groups of students are excellent since even thesqueamishcan take part as onlookers, whilst a fellow student performs the dissection.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What emerged was not for thesqueamish.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The second point is this: let us not besqueamish; this decision was taken for domestic political reasons.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Why be sosqueamishabout tackling women's rights?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Other countries are lesssqueamish, but up to now we have been a soft touch.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I think that that story is quite sufficient to show that we had better not be toosqueamishin this business.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is such a thing as being toosqueamishabout observations, though they may be slanderous, made about oneself to other persons.
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Let us not besqueamishabout the alternative, if no one has that voice.
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We cannot afford to besqueamishand lukewarm in our reactions to this sort of thing.
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On paper, they look frightening, but we need not be toosqueamishabout them.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am not by naturesqueamish, but the memory of that day will haunt me for the rest of my life.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The training and knowledge of medical men is such that they are neither sentimental norsqueamishin their approach to suffering and death.
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I must warn those who aresqueamishthat the next 10 minutes will be uncomfortable.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Do not let us besqueamishabout words.
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However, to call screenwriters aestheticallysqueamishis not accurate.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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