delicate

易损的；易破碎的；纤细的

微妙的

易病的；娇弱的；体质差的

娇嫩的；轻淡的

delicate

精巧的, 精致的, 病弱的, 脆弱的, 微妙的, 棘手的, 灵敏的, 精密的

delicate

1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

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2. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"

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3. easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"

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4. easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"

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5. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"

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6. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"

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7. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

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