sensitive Значение & определение

Значение на sensitive на български

• 0 easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, or angry:

  • Her reply showed that she was very sensitive to criticism.

  • He was very sensitive about his scar and thought everyone was staring at him.

  • Sex education and birth control are sensitive issues.

  • The stolen car contained military documents described as very sensitive.

• 1 understanding what other people need, and being helpful and kind to them:

  • Representatives of the company claim their plan will be sensitive to local needs.

  • In the movie, he plays a concerned and sensitive father trying to bring up two teenage children on his own.

• 2 easily influenced, changed, or damaged, especially by a physical activity or effect:

  • Some people's teeth are highly sensitive to cold.

  • sensitive skin

  • The patient's responses are recorded on a sensitive piece of equipment which gives extremely accurate readings.

• 3 reacting to the presence of a particular substance or physical effect:

  • They have heat-sensitive infrared cameras.

  • We use a pH-sensitive dye.

  • After the exam, the patient's eyes are light-sensitive for two to four hours, which can cause blurred vision.

  • Some types of debt are particularly risk-sensitive.

• 4 having or showing awareness and understanding, esp. of other people’s feelings and needs:

  • My experience made me very sensitive to the suffering of others.

• 5 (of a person) easily upset:

  • Tom is extremely sensitive about his hair.

  • She’s very sensitive to criticism.

• 6 easily influenced, changed, or damaged, esp. by a physical activity or effect:

  • an environmentally sensitive river

  • Their products include cleansers and moisturizers for sensitive skin.

• 7 needing to be treated with care or secrecy:

  • Raising fuel prices can be a sensitive issue.

• 8 easily influenced or affected by something:

  • This sector is more likely to be more price sensitive than the domestic sector.

  • economically sensitive

  • sensitive to sth Investors were increasingly sensitive to interest rates.

• 9 used to describe a subject, situation, etc. that needs to be dealt with carefully or kept secret:

  • The secret service has acknowledged that there's classified and sensitive information that they are not able to tell the public.

  • sensitive documents

  • sensitive email

• 10 understanding what other people need, and being helpful to them:

  • sensitive to sth A local board could be more sensitive to the education needs of students.