squeamish
英 ['skwi?m??]
美['skwim??]
- adj. 易嘔吐的；易生氣的；神經(jīng)質(zhì)的；過(guò)于拘謹(jǐn)?shù)模粷嶑钡?/li>
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?squeamishness;
助記提示
1. 諧音“死窺覓細(xì)”----死死的看著尋覓非常不已發(fā)現(xiàn)的細(xì)微的差別、不足和缺陷。
英文詞源
- 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]
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I'm very squeamish and when I see needles I run a mile.
- 我神經(jīng)非常脆弱，見(jiàn)到針頭就會(huì)逃之夭夭。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'm terribly squeamish. I can't bear gory films.
- 我非常容易受到驚嚇。我受不了暴力血腥的電影。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. This movie is not for the squeamish.
- 這部電影不是給神經(jīng)脆弱的人看的。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. I am not squeamish about blood.
- 我不是很怕血。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. John is squeamish, so he's not cut out for being a doctor.
- John容易嘔吐, 所以他不適合當(dāng)醫(yī)生.
來(lái)自辭典例句