英语词汇“squeamish”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

squeamishness

Idiom

not for the squeamish

squeamish | American Dictionary

squeamish
adjective
us/ˈskwi·mɪʃ/
easily upset or disgusted by things or actions you find unpleasant:
Dad was squeamish about killing roaches.

Examples of squeamish

squeamish
Dissection classes with small groups of students are excellent since even the squeamish can take part as onlookers, whilst a fellow student performs the dissection.
What emerged was not for the squeamish.
The second point is this: let us not be squeamish; this decision was taken for domestic political reasons.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Why be so squeamish about tackling women's rights?
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Other countries are less squeamish, but up to now we have been a soft touch.
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I think that that story is quite sufficient to show that we had better not be too squeamish in this business.
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There is such a thing as being too squeamish about observations, though they may be slanderous, made about oneself to other persons.
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Let us not be squeamish about the alternative, if no one has that voice.
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We cannot afford to be squeamish and lukewarm in our reactions to this sort of thing.
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On paper, they look frightening, but we need not be too squeamish about them.
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I am not by nature squeamish, but the memory of that day will haunt me for the rest of my life.
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The training and knowledge of medical men is such that they are neither sentimental nor squeamish in their approach to suffering and death.
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I must warn those who are squeamish that the next 10 minutes will be uncomfortable.
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Do not let us be squeamish about words.
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However, to call screenwriters aesthetically squeamish is not accurate.
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词汇	squeamish
释义	squeamish adjective uk /ˈskwiː.mɪʃ/ us /ˈskwiː.mɪʃ/ easily upset or shocked by things that you find unpleasant or that you do not approve of: 易心烦意乱的;易受惊的;神经脆弱的 She's really squeamish and can't stand the sight of blood.她神经很脆弱，见不得血。 Many cooks are squeamish about putting live shellfish into boiling water.很多厨师把活的贝类放进滚水中时都于心不忍。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Becoming too excited and easily upset ado ant antsy at the end of your tetheridiom be in a whirlidiom demented febrile have a weak stomachidiom have ants in your pantsidiom have thin/thick skinidiom high-strung highly strung hysterics lather not for the squeamishidiom overeager overeagerness oversensitive overwrought worked up Related word squeamishness Idiom not for the squeamish squeamish \| American Dictionary squeamish adjective us/ˈskwi·mɪʃ/ easily upset or disgusted by things or actions you find unpleasant: Dad was squeamish about killing roaches. Examples of squeamish squeamish Dissection classes with small groups of students are excellent since even the squeamish can take part as onlookers, whilst a fellow student performs the dissection. What emerged was not for the squeamish. The second point is this: let us not be squeamish; this decision was taken for domestic political reasons. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Why be so squeamish about tackling women's rights? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Other countries are less squeamish, but up to now we have been a soft touch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that that story is quite sufficient to show that we had better not be too squeamish in this business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is such a thing as being too squeamish about observations, though they may be slanderous, made about oneself to other persons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not be squeamish about the alternative, if no one has that voice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot afford to be squeamish and lukewarm in our reactions to this sort of thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On paper, they look frightening, but we need not be too squeamish about them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not by nature squeamish, but the memory of that day will haunt me for the rest of my life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The training and knowledge of medical men is such that they are neither sentimental nor squeamish in their approach to suffering and death. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must warn those who are squeamish that the next 10 minutes will be uncomfortable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not let us be squeamish about words. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, to call screenwriters aesthetically squeamish is not accurate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of squeamish These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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