| 词汇 | squeamishness |
| 释义 | squeamishness noun[ U ] uk /ˈskwiː.mɪʃ.nəs/ us /ˈskwiː.mɪʃ.nəs/ the fact of being easily upset or shocked by things that you find unpleasant or that you do not approve of: 神经脆弱，易受惊吓 Some people will not eat raw fish out of squeamishness.有些人不吃生鱼是因为害怕。 He was known for his squeamishness, and allowed no talk of blood, the body, disease, or death.大家都知道他神经很脆弱，不允许别人谈血液、身体、疾病或死亡。 See squeamish Eventually I got over my squeamishness and held the human brain in my hands. There is a general squeamishness about asking personal questions about the families of elected officials. The filmmaker has pledged to shake Americans from their squeamishness about male anatomy in movies. 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 Examples of squeamishnesssqueamishness In the study there were examples of older people who initially found elements of care-giving very difficult, but who eventually conquered their fear or squeamishness. His squeamishness is apparent, as is the puritanical attitude of himself and those ladies who were accompanying him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the same time the risk is that this immunity from natural squeamishness may lead to an insensitivity towards cruelty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are pockets of resistance or squeamishness about donation within the health service that we need to overcome. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The diffidence, squeamishness, robustness or common sense of a chief constable in another area can mean that no prosecutions take place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The foreigner has no squeamishness in this respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although those who carry out many experiments may, as a result of experience, show a lack of squeamishness when doing their work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There should be no squeamishness in exercising pressure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be a tendency to squeamishness in this place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The civil pilot realises the squeamishness of one's anatomy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Squeamishness has now become sanctified as tolerance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is really no case for squeamishness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite apprehension and occasional squeamishness, she appears to be his willing accomplice and confidante. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Having boasted of his lack of squeamishness, he faints while giving blood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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