squeamish
['skwi:.mɪʃ] adjective
■easily upset or shocked by things which you find unpleasant or which you do not approve of 容易心烦意乱的；易受惊的；神经质的•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.很多厨师把活生生的贝类放进滚水中时都于心不忍。
['skwi:.mɪʃ] adjective
not for the squeamish
■describes something that is unpleasant, and will upset people who are squeamish 不适宜神经脆弱的人的；易使人心烦意乱的•'The Silence of the Lambs' is an entertaining but violent movie and is not for the squeamish.《沉默的羔羊》是部很好看的电影，但非常暴力，不适合神经脆弱的人。 |