英:[ˈtɪklɪʃ]
美:[ˈtɪklɪʃ]
英:[ˈtɪklɪʃ]
美:[ˈtɪklɪʃ]
tick·lish
tI klihsh
ticklishly (adv.), ticklishness (n.)
词根:tickle
n.tickle 胳肢;痒感;使人发痒、高兴的东西
tickler 难题;使人痒的东西或人;备忘录;使人高兴的人或物
tickling 自旋挠痒法;反馈
v.tickling 使发痒(tickle的ing形式)
vi.tickle 觉得痒;(东西)使人发痒
vt.tickle 使发痒;使高兴;使满足
Adjective
1. difficult to handle; requiring great tact;
"delicate negotiations with the big powers"
"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
1580年代,“易受惊”的意思,是一个比喻用法,来自 tickle + -ish。 “容易被挠痒”的字面意义来自1590年代,另一个比喻意义“难以做到,可疑的,需要极大的小心”也是如此。更早的词是 tickly(1520年代)。相关词汇: Ticklishly; ticklishness。
The first known use of ticklish was in 1581
tidbitnoun
a small tasty piece of food
a pleasing bit (as of news)
tidaladjective
of or relating to tides : rising and falling or flowing and ebbing at regular times
ticktocknoun
the ticking sound of a clock
ticktocknoun
the ticking sound of a clock
tic-tac-toenoun
a game in which two players by turns put crosses and zeros in compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossing two horizontal lines and each tries to get a row of three crosses or three zeros before the opponent does
tic-tac-toenoun
a game in which two players by turns put crosses and zeros in compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossing two horizontal lines and each tries to get a row of three crosses or three zeros before the opponent does
tick1 of 5noun
any of numerous bloodsucking invertebrates that are arachnids larger than the related mites, attach themselves to warm-blooded animals to feed, and include important carriers of infectious diseases
tick2 of 5noun
the fabric case of a mattress, pillow, or cushion
ticking
tick3 of 5noun
a light rhythmic tap or beat
the tick of a clock
a small mark used to direct attention to something or to check an item on a list
tick4 of 5verb
to make the sound of a tick or a series of ticks
to mark, count, or announce by or as if by ticking beats
to work at a regular or proper pace : run
to mark with a written tick : check
tick5 of 5noun
credit entry 1 sense 3a, trust
bought on tick
ticklishadjective
sensitive to tickling
touchy sense 1
ticklish about his baldness
requiring delicate handling
a ticklish subject
1 I don’t get facials and I’m extremely ticklish.
2 It's a sly and ticklish satire on the constant quest for the new that takes its inspiration from The Emperor's New Clothes and Edward Lear's Dong With A Luminous Nose.
3 Kyril Montana had also helped Bud out of one ticklish situation involving federally controlled interstate land sales in which Bud had become embroiled during his earlier days when he was based in the capital.
4 Terry: : Oh my god. Ben, I'm going to negotiate with that ticklish client again.
泰瑞:噢,天哪!本,我又要去跟那个难对付的客户谈判了。
5 The distinction, it seems, is a semantic but nonetheless ticklish one: between acceptance and recognition.
看起来差别在于既是语义上的,尽管如此也意味无论接受和承认都是很忌讳说出的。
6 We only feel ticklish if we detect a sense of invasion or attack.
我们只会在察觉受到侵犯或攻击时才会觉得痒。
7 The reason some areas of our bodies are more ticklish than others is unknown, as well.
8 Recognizing that the “girls in bikinis” aspect of the story might be ticklish today, the musical’s creators have tried to give the show’s women a makeover.
9 She is terrified of scary movies and has a ticklishly amusing podcast, “Ruined,” in which a friend, Halle Kiefer, explains the plots of horror films to her.
10 This is a ticklish business.
这是一件很为难的事情。
11 I’m the most ticklish person in the entire world.
12 “Against Empathy” covers a great deal of ticklish turf, from neuroscience to political science, from Jesus Christ to Adolf Hitler.
13 My feet are very ticklish.
14 Brigid, in her capacity as private investigator, agrees to help the parents investigate their child’s death, but this investigation becomes very ticklish.
15 So car makers are faced with the ticklish problem of how to project products at new buyers.
因此,汽车制造商面临着怎样向新顾客树立产品形象的大难题。
16 A canoe is a ticklish craft.
独木舟是不稳当的船.
17 He sent shudders of annoyance scampering up ticklish spines, and everybody fled from him—everybody but the soldier in white, who had no choice.
18 “Well, for example,” Max said, “was he ticklish or not?”
19 Are you ticklish?
你怕痒吗?
20 A clergyman who is also a family friend asks for help with a ticklish problem.
1 神经质
jump sensitive nervous windy spooky shaky neurotic queasy jumpy squeamish nervy prissy high-strung tremulous overwrought goosey overstrung hypertense toey twittery highkeyed nerve temperament nervosity highly strung strung up
2 棘手的
tight delicate sticky awkward troublesome prickly techie thorny touchy spiny knotty untoward knobby tetchy tricksy scabrous difficile nasty unmanageable Gordian hot messy tender involved intractable involute troublous kittle testing complicated tricky slippery obstinate fiendish vexed tough stern uncomfortable unforgiving nettlesome insupportable problem the very devil knotted spinous
6 易变
various mobile variable liquid versatile variant uncertain Sandy unstable shifting volatile brittle fickle changeable mercurial mutable unsettled unsteady quicksilver up-and-down changeful moonish wankle uncertainty instability lapsable transient capricious vertiginous inconstant labile fluky changeably versatilely volatility variability mutability inconstancy sliding slippery instable come-and-go mercuriality changeability
7 难对付的
Nice tricky rum stubborn formidable fiddly spiky untoward fiddling impracticable spinous parlous importunate difficile kittle a bastard of a pernickety sticky difficult rebellious intractable devilish fractious froward heavy going impossible tender nasty tough rebel awkward slippery dodgy stroppy Bolshie problem stern trying ornery hard disagreeable
8 易怒的
hot-brained sensitive passionate ugly fiery brittle edgy irritable hasty brash touchy peppery temperamental fractious ratty raspy thin-skinned irascible hot-headed hot-tempered bristly short-tempered choleric ill-tempered hot-blooded tetchy quick-tempered hoity-toity waspish testy rasped splenetic pettish umbrageous miffy snorty red-necked ireful ill-humored stomachy tempersome irritability scratchy snuffy ignorant crusty cranky combustible feisty chippy grouchy crabby crabbed crotchety bad-tempered peevish snaky snappish querulous short-fused on edge a short fuse crankous quick warm cross acid nervous moody resentful spunky streaky techy petulant bilious dyspeptic roily pindling liverish passional grouty acidulated unequable highty-tighty iracund
9 怕痒的
10 易怒
hot-brained sensitive passionate ugly fiery brittle edgy irritable hasty brash touchy peppery temperamental fractious ratty raspy thin-skinned irascible hot-headed hot-tempered bristly short-tempered choleric ill-tempered hot-blooded tetchy quick-tempered hoity-toity waspish testy rasped splenetic pettish umbrageous miffy snorty red-necked ireful ill-humored stomachy tempersome passionately edgily querulously pettishly waspishly tetchily crabbily irritability irascibility fieriness have a short temper crankous quick warm cross acid nervous moody combustible resentful spunky streaky techy chippy petulant bilious bad-tempered dyspeptic roily pindling liverish passional grouty acidulated unequable highty-tighty iracund petulance testiness petulancy
12 神经质的
jump sensitive nervous windy spooky shaky neurotic queasy jumpy squeamish nervy prissy high-strung tremulous overwrought goosey overstrung hypertense toey twittery highkeyed highly strung strung up
13 易变的
various mobile variable liquid versatile variant uncertain Sandy unstable shifting volatile brittle fickle changeable mercurial mutable unsettled unsteady quicksilver up-and-down changeful moonish wankle lapsable transient capricious vertiginous inconstant labile fluky sliding slippery instable come-and-go
14 难对付
Nice tricky rum stubborn formidable fiddly spiky untoward fiddling recalcitrant impracticable spinous parlous importunate difficile kittle a bastard of a
15 敏感
sensitive alive defensive tender vibrant responsive delicate susceptible reactive irritable sentient impressionable high-strung switched-on impressible sensibly tenderly sensitively susceptivity supersensitization sensibility tenderness delicacy subtlety excitability keenness sensitiveness impressionability supersensitize sensitize postnasal drip
16 敏感的
sensitive alive defensive tender vibrant responsive delicate susceptible reactive irritable sentient impressionable high-strung switched-on impressible
17 易激动的
hot-brained nervous irritable hyper hasty combustible temperamental excitable skittish nervy warm-blooded spasmodic inflammable hot-tempered hotheaded tindery twittery flappable tempersome
18 棘手
tight delicate sticky awkward troublesome prickly techie thorny touchy spiny knotty untoward knobby tetchy tricksy scabrous difficile delicacy nasty unmanageable Gordian trickiness touchiness testing complicated tricky messy slippery intractable obstinate fiendish vexed awkwardness stickiness hot tough uncomfortable unforgiving nettlesome insupportable knotted spinous