释义 |
Adjective: sensitized 'sensu`tIzd- Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
- allergic, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised [Brit], sensitised [Brit], supersensitive, supersensitized, supersensitised Verb: sensitize 'sensi`tIz- Make sensitive or aware
"He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" - sensitise [Brit], sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise [Brit] - Cause to sense; make sensitive
"She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine" - sensitise [Brit] - Make sensitive to a drug or allergen
"Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" - sensitise [Brit] - Make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
"sensitize the photographic film" - sensitise [Brit]
See also: sensitization, sensitizer, susceptible Type of: alter, change, modify Antonym: desensitize Encyclopedia: Sensitize |