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squeam·ish /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ adjective 1. SHOCKeasily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things 易受惊的；易恶心的；神经脆弱的2 the squeamish [plural] people who are squeamish 神经脆弱的人 His new novel is not for the squeamish. 他的新小说不是给神经脆弱的人看的。 —squeamishness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpussqueamish• He doesn't consider himself squeamish.• There's no time to feel squeamish.• Though insects are a dietary staple in much of the world, squeamish Western palates resist.• Entomology became more fashionable once better killing bottles provided the squeamish with a less offensive method of collecting specimens.Origin squeamish (1300-1400) Anglo-French escoymoussqueam·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable Corpus easily made shocked easily upset, or or to |