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单词 thin-skinned
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thin-skinned


thin-skinned

(thĭn′skĭnd′)adj.1. Having a thin rind or skin.2. Oversensitive, especially to criticism or insult.

thin-skinned

adj sensitive to criticism or hints; easily upset or affected

thin′-skinned′



adj. 1. having a thin skin. 2. sensitive to criticism; easily offended; touchy. [1590–1600]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.thin-skinned - quick to take offensethin-skinned - quick to take offense huffy, touchy, feistysensitive - being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs"

thin-skinned

adjective sensitive, vulnerable, easily hurt, touchy, soft, tender, susceptible, chippy (informal), hypersensitive, quick to take offence He is too thin-skinned to survive the presidential campaign.
tough, insensitive, callous, hard, heartless, stolid, thick-skinned, unfeeling, obdurate
Translations

thin

(θin) adjective1. having a short distance between opposite sides. thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin. 薄的 薄的2. (of people or animals) not fat. She looks thin since her illness. 瘦的 瘦的3. (of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water. thin soup. 稀的,淡的 稀的,淡的 4. not set closely together; not dense or crowded. His hair is getting rather thin. 稀疏的 稀疏的5. not convincing or believable. a thin excuse. 難以信服的、淺薄的 难以信服的,浅薄的 verbpast tense, past participle thinned to make or become thin or thinner. The crowd thinned after the parade was over. 使稀疏 使稀疏ˈthinly adverb 稀疏地 稀疏地ˈthinness noun 細, 瘦, 稀疏 细,瘦,稀疏 thin air nowhere. He disappeared into thin air. 消失 消失ˌthin-ˈskinned adjective sensitive; easily hurt or upset. Be careful what you say – she's very thin-skinned. 敏感的,易怒的 敏感的,易怒的 thin out to make or become less dense or crowded. The trees thinned out near the river. 使稀疏 使稀疏

thin-skinned


thin-skinned

Emotionally susceptible to or unable to ignore the verbal attacks or criticisms of others. You can't be thin-skinned if you want to be in the entertainment industry. For how much she mocks other people, you wouldn't think she'd be so thin-skinned.

*thin-skinned

Fig. easily upset or hurt; sensitive. (The opposite of thick-skinned. Typically: be ~; become ~; grow ~.) You'll have to handle Mary's mother carefully. She's very thin-skinned. Jane weeps easily when people tease her. She's too thin-skinned.

thin-skinned

mod. sensitive to criticism. (Compare this with thick-skinned.) Don’t be so thin-skinned. You can’t expect everyone to like you.
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thin-skinned


  • adj

Synonyms for thin-skinned

adj sensitive

Synonyms

  • sensitive
  • vulnerable
  • easily hurt
  • touchy
  • soft
  • tender
  • susceptible
  • chippy
  • hypersensitive
  • quick to take offence

Antonyms

  • tough
  • insensitive
  • callous
  • hard
  • heartless
  • stolid
  • thick-skinned
  • unfeeling
  • obdurate

Synonyms for thin-skinned

adj quick to take offense

Synonyms

  • huffy
  • touchy
  • feisty

Related Words

  • sensitive
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