sensitive/ˋsɛnsətIv; ˈsensətIv or ˈsensItIv/adj 1 a sensitive person thinks of how other people will feel about something [ insensitive ] 善解人意的﹐体恤的: +to He was very sensitive to other people's needs. 他很关心别人的需要。2 easily offended or upset 易被惹恼的﹐敏感的: a sensitive child 一个敏感的小孩+about She's sensitive about her weight. 她对自己的体重很敏感。3 easily affected or damaged by something such as a substance or temperature 易过敏的﹐敏感的: sensitive skin 过敏性皮肤+to Older people tend to be very sensitive to cold. 老年人一般对寒冷很敏感。4 a situation or subject that is sensitive needs to be dealt with very carefully because it is secret or because it may offend people〔局势或话题〕敏感的﹐需小心处理的: Abortion is a politically sensitive issue. 堕胎是政界的一个敏感的议题。highly sensitive information 非常敏感的信息5 reacting to very small changes in light, temperature, position etc〔对光﹑温度﹑位置等的细微变化〕敏感度高的﹐灵敏的: a highly sensitive electronic camera 高敏感度的电子摄像机 —sensitively adv : an issue which needs to be handled sensitively 需要小心处理的问题 —sensitivity /͵sɛnsəˋtIvətI; ˌsensəˈtIvəti or ˌsensIˈtIvIti/n [C,U]: His comments show a lack of sensitivity. 他的评论没有顾及别人的感受。