squeamish
英 ['skwi?m??]
美['skwim??]
- adj. 易呕吐的；易生气的；神经质的；过于拘谨的；洁癖的
TEM8GRE畅通词汇
词态变化
名词:?squeamishness;
助记提示
1. 谐音“死窥觅细”----死死的看着寻觅非常不已发现的细微的差别、不足和缺陷。
英文词源
- squeamish (adj.)
- late 14c., variant (with -ish) of squoymous "disdainful, fastidious" (early 14c.), from Anglo-French escoymous, which is of unknown origin. Related: Squeamishly; squeamishness.
He was somdel squaymous
Of fartyng, and of speche daungerous
[Chaucer, "Miller's Tale," c. 1386]
双语例句
- 1. I'm very squeamish and when I see needles I run a mile.
- 我神经非常脆弱，见到针头就会逃之夭夭。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'm terribly squeamish. I can't bear gory films.
- 我非常容易受到惊吓。我受不了暴力血腥的电影。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. This movie is not for the squeamish.
- 这部电影不是给神经脆弱的人看的。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. I am not squeamish about blood.
- 我不是很怕血。
来自辞典例句
- 5. John is squeamish, so he's not cut out for being a doctor.
- John容易呕吐, 所以他不适合当医生.
来自辞典例句