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ticklish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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tick·lish /ˈtɪklɪʃ/ adjective  1. HBHsomeone who is ticklish laughs a lot when you tickle them 易痒的,怕痒的2 [usually before noun] informalCOMPLICATED a ticklish situation or problem is difficult and must be dealt with carefully, especially because you may upset people 〔情况或问题〕需小心应对的,棘手的 Handling awkward neighbours can be a ticklish business. 和难处的邻居打交道有时是件十分棘手的事情。3. (also tickly /ˈtɪkli/) [usually before noun] a ticklish cough is in your throat rather than in your chest 〔咳嗽时〕喉咙发痒的
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ticklishI didn't know you were so ticklish.Groom these ticklish areas with a stable rubber, tea cloth or your hand and work at it gently.Then we were faced with the ticklish issue of who would pay for the meal.Fortunately for the Conservative Party, David Mellor is now in charge of this ticklish portfolio.The driver then has the ticklish problem of explaining to the missus why he came home by bus.It was becoming a ticklish situation.That remains a bit of a ticklish subject between the rowers and archers.The evolution comes at a ticklish time.a ticklish businessPrivacy is a ticklish business where close neighbours are concerned.
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ticklish
ticklish /ˈtɪklɪʃ/ adjective
1. someone who is ticklish laughs a lot when you tickle them
2. [usually before noun] informal a ticklish situation or problem is difficult and must be dealt with carefully, especially because you may upset people:
    Handling awkward neighbours can be a ticklish business.
3. (also tick‧ly /ˈtɪkli/) [usually before noun] a ticklish cough is in your throat rather than in your chest


tick·lishBrE /ˈtɪklɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɪklɪʃ/ 🔊 adjective(of a person ) sensitive to being tickled 怕痒的;易痒的Are you ticklish? 你怕痒吗?🔊🔊(informal) (of a situation or problem 情况或问题) difficult to deal with, and possibly embarrassing 难对付的;难处理的;棘手的 SYN awkward (of a cough 咳嗽) that irritates your throat 使喉咙发痒的a dry ticklish cough喉咙发痒的干咳