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词汇 touchy-feely
释义 touchy-feely
adjective
 informaluk /ˌtʌtʃ.iˈfiː.li/ us /ˌtʌtʃ.iˈfiː.li/
kind and loving, especially by touching and holding people more than is usual, often in a way that makes other people uncomfortable: (尤指通过过分接触搂抱)露骨表达感情的
a touchy-feely approach过分亲昵的态度
She's one of those touchy-feely people, always putting her hand on your arm while she's talking to you.她属于那种举止很肉麻的人,跟你说话时老是拉着你的胳膊。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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Examples of touchy-feely


touchy-feely
Namely, it is believed that the "touchy-feely" nature of the discipline does not allow for reliable, acceptable knowledge expressed by any one person.
That is a triumph of emotion over reason, the triumph of the current, hopefully ephemeral, touchy-feely syndrome over calm, measured objectivity.
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It contains weasel words and is touchy-feely, but unfortunately it does not stand up in the light of day.
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They will fawn all over him and act all touchy-feely-cuddly.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It is not a touchy-feely thing; it matters.
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That is not touchy-feely; it is practical work in the public interest.
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Perhaps if he continues in this vein, he will become the chairman of a self-help group and other touchy-feely things that may help people who spend £40 on a scam.
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This is really touchy-feely politics.
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Let me deal with "touchy-feely" first.
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I really think he helped me with my screen test because he was so present for me, so charming and so touchy-feely.
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What pantheism isn't: a touchy-feely, kumbaya vibe as is often depicted.
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The nanny state was punitive, austere, and authoritarian, the therapeutic state is touchy-feely, supportive and even more authoritarian.
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His son reminds him to forget his old methods of motivation and revert to the touchy-feely stuff his wife used.
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