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单词 squeamish
释义 squea·mish
\ˈskwēmish, -mēsh\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English squaymisch, alteration of squaymous, esquaymous, from Anglo-French escoymous, escoymos
1.
 a. : having or being a stomach easily nauseated
  < some babies seem to be born more squeamish about lumps than others — Benjamin Spock >
 b. : inclined to become nauseated : queasy, qualmish
 c. : affected with nausea : nauseated
  < the violent movement of the ship … made me quite squeamish — Jack London >
2. obsolete : evincing distaste for familiarity : distant, cold
3.
 a. : inclined to be easily shocked or offended : prudish
 b. : characterized by great or excessive fastidiousness or scrupulousness in conduct or belief
  < if he were to remain in politics he mustn't be squeamish — M.R.Werner >
 c. : characterized by extreme fastidiousness about mental or especially physical surroundings
  < the mysterious horror of his paintings is heightened by the spellbinding richness of his pigments, and even the squeamish do not easily turn away — J.T.Soby >
  < most psychologists have now abolished the mind and are a little squeamish talking about the psyche — A.L.Kroeber >
Synonyms: see nice
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