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►                 EASILY UPSET   3 ~ (about/to sth) easily offended

or upset Ji/fe^pij; i?$Li®PiI;         You’re far

too sensitive.      0 He’s very sensitive about

his weight.         Aiftf&fl4 o 0 She’s very sensitive

to criticism.        E322 insensitive

►                 INFORMATION/SUBJECT 7 & : L£ 'l 4 that you have to

treat with great care because it may offend people or make them angry          ifcHiPiJ: Health care is

a politically sensitive issue.

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►                 TO COLD/LIGHT/FOOD, ETC )t. tt)7 5 ~ (to

sth) reacting quickly or more than usual to sth m Hi

PiJ; MmPlJ: sensitive areas of the body

My teeth are very sensitive to cold food. ficP^J^iSA/All:

iiSfco H22 INSENSITIVE

►                 TO SMALL CHANGES At m ft ^ ft 6 ~ (to sth) able to

measure very small changes MlffcPiJ: a sensitive instru­ment  0 (figurative) The Stock Exchange is very

sensitive to political change.

f*TJ3 insensitive

►                 sen si-tive ly adv.: She handled the matter sensitively. M ii tl ft M £h?f 7 If #♦ 'If o 0 He writes sensitively.

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sen-si-tivity /.sensa'tivati/ noun (pi. -ies)

►                 TO PEOPLE’S FEELINGS MW A felt 1 [U] ~ (to sth) the ability to understand other people’s feelings ; W lift; /f£^: sensitivity to the needs of children

fll Pij H o She pointed out with tact and sensitivity exactly where he had gone wrong.         if} 7 f&PiJltjH^

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►                 TO ART/MUSIC/LITERATURE tf 77/ % A / fV'7 2 [U] the

ability to understand art, music and literature and to express yourself through them m jft (ft Hi jfc; fg 14: She played with great sensitivity. MPiJ^Mfl!7ftn14o

►                 BEING EASILY UPSET # A 7          3 [U, C, usually pi.] a

tendency to be easily offended or upset by sth

.H ', MM?®'®; iftHS: He’s a mixture of anger and sensi­tivity. 0 She was blind to the feelings

and sensitivities of other people. M ft  APiJ *ff m m

EQ3 INSENSITIVITY

►                 OF INFORMATION/SUBJECT ff S : if, M 4 [U] the fact of needing to be treated very carefully because it may offend or upset people m Hi {4 : Confidentiality is important because of the sensitivity of the information.

►                 TO FOOD/COLD/UGHT, ETC A/fttL        A# 5 [U, C,

usually pi.] (technical 7ftig) the quality of reacting quickly or more than usual to sth §!tHi14; *41$ 14: food sensi­tivity ttlilt o allergies and sensitivities MmS.JSZ 0 Some children develop a sensitivity to cow’s milk.

0                   The eyes of some fish have a greater sensitivity to light than ours do.

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►                 TO SMALL CHANGES M M $ £ it 6 [U] the ability to measure very small changes M m fft: the sensitivity of the test

sen si tize (BrE also -ise) /'sensataiz/ verb [VN] [usually passive] 1 ~ sb/sth (to sth) to make sb/sth more aware of sth, especially a problem or sth bad 14 ft Hi (A 7t l7 Ill&AftFPlJ# ) ; IlSlciRiSI: People are becoming more sensitized to the dangers threatening the environment. A m&f    2 (technical

Ai«) to make sb/sth sensitive to physical or chemical changes, or to a particular substance {4 ( A ••• )

►                 sen si tiza tion, -isation /.sensatai'ZMjn; NAmE -ta'z-/ noun [U]

sen sor /’sensor)/ noun a device that can react to light, heat, pressure, etc. in order to make a machine, etc. do sth or show sth (  ) #«, mm

to#.,.         security lights with an infrared sensor

(= that come on when a person is near them)

sens-ory /'sensari/ adj. [usually before noun] (technical A ig) connected with your physical senses Hi!h£ Pi); iBi?

PiJ: sensory organs   0 sensory deprivation Hi!^

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sens-ual /-senjual/ adj. 1 connected with your physical feelings; giving pleasure to your physical senses, espe­cially sexual pleasure Hi If W; & Sfc PiJ; sensual pleasure m |T A % 2 suggesting an interest in physical pleasure, especially sexual pleasure Hi|ilf ^igPiJ; Sfc.T ftfifcW: sensual lips j4HiP1J9tll O He was darkly sensual and mysterious. ® $7 ft        TO fl it A iE

i/Fio ► sen-su-al-ity /.senju'aelati/ noun [U]: the sensuality of his poetry gfep$#1f sensual-

ly /-Juali/ adv.

sen-su-ous /'senjuas/ adj. 1 giving pleasure to your senses ‘Ii ^ IT : sensuous music {ft ^ h1 7 0 drawn to the poetic, sensuous qualities of her paintings.

2 suggesting an interest in sexual pleasure |£j ^ ^; '14 ftfj: his full sensuous lips su ous*ly adv. sen su-ous-ness noun [U] sent pt, pp of send sen tence 0-w /'sentans/ noun, verb u noun 1 [C] (grammar ig ?4) a set of words expressing a statement, a question or an order, usually containing a subject and a verb. In written English sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop/ period (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark/ exclamation point (!). 'nj 7 2 [C, U] the punishment given by a court /ij A ; i M ; $\\ fPJ: a jail/prison sentence #0   0 a light/heavy sentence $£ 7'J;

S o to be under sentence of death M 7U ftli ftE IP]

►                 The judge passed sentence (= said what the punish­ment would be). 0 The prisoner has

served (= completed) his sentence and will be released tomorrow. A B JR 1PJfi, $ A tk M „ — see also

DEATH SENTENCE, LIFE SENTENCE ■ verb [often passive] ~ sb (to sth) to say officially in court that sb is to receive a particular punishment £i] ; Sl

/ij; /ij Jpj: [VN] to be sentenced to deathAifc imprison- ment/three years in prison M^'J^EfPJ /^flSi/H4t JPJ [also VN to inf]

'sentence adverb noun (grammar igf4) an adverb that expresses the speaker’s attitude towards, or gives the subject of, the whole of the rest of the sentence hj gij is]; In ‘Luckily, I didn’t tell anyone’ and ‘Financially, we have a serious problem’, ‘luckily’ and ‘financially’ are sentence adverbs. ^^7 Luckily, I didn’t tell anyone ffl Financially, we have a serious problem 7 , luckily ffl financially H @J ® o

sententious /sen'tenjas/ adj. (formal, disapproving) trying to sound important or intelligent, especially by

expressing moral judgements        Pi); ( Ate )

iftffcftCPi) ► sen ten tious ly adv. sen-tient /‘sentiont; 'senjnt/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal) able to see or feel things through the senses m M M 7/ PiJ; m ftM tl PiJ: Man is a sentient being. XM:

sen ti ment /'sentiment/ noun 1 [C, U] (formal) a feeling or an opinion, especially one based on emotions ( 36 •71#]* W ) ZJtk,        '1#^$: the spread of nationalist

sentiments        0 This is a sentiment

►                  wholeheartedly agree with.       0 Public sentiment is against any change to the law.

►                 [U] (sometimes

disapproving) feelings of pity, romantic love, sadness, etc. which may be too strong or not appropriate (

) ®m, mm, Therewasno

fatherly affection, no display of sentiment.

0 There is no room for

sentiment in business.

senti mental /.senti’mentl/ adj. 1 connected with your emotions, rather than reason If Jj£$ PiJ ( M 7 T! Jf4 PiJ ) : She kept the letters for sentimental reasons. Mjfi 0 The ring wasn’t worth very much but it had great sentimental value.

2 (often disapproving) producing emotions such as pity, romantic love or sadness, which may be too strong or not appropriate; feeling these emotions too much (     7'MPA %