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squeamish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++squeam·ish /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ adjective  1. SHOCKeasily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things 易受惊的;易恶心的;神经脆弱的2 the squeamish [plural] people who are squeamish 神经脆弱的人 His new novel is not for the squeamish. 他的新小说不是给神经脆弱的人看的。squeamishness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
squeamishHe doesn't consider himself squeamish.There's no time to feel squeamish.Though insects are a dietary staple in much of the world, squeamish Western palates resist.Entomology became more fashionable once better killing bottles provided the squeamish with a less offensive method of collecting specimens.
Origin squeamish (1300-1400) Anglo-French escoymous
squeam·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus easily made shocked easily upset, or or to


squeamish
squeamish /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ adjective
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Anglo-French
 Origin: escoymous
1. easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
2. the squeamish [plural] people who are squeamish:
    His new novel is not for the squeamish.
—squeamishness noun [uncountable]


squeam·ishBrE /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ 🔊 adjectiveeasily upset, or made to feel sick by unpleasant sights or situations, especially when the sight of blood is involved 易心烦意乱的;易恶心的;神经脆弱的not wanting to do sth that might be considered dishonest or immoral 诚实谨慎的;正派的the squeamish noun [plural] people who are squeamish 易心烦意乱的人;神经脆弱的人This movie is not for the squeamish. 这部电影不是给神经脆弱的人看的。🔊🔊

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squeam·ish·ness BrE /ˈskwiːmɪʃnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskwiːmɪʃnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]