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finicky

/fin-i-kee/US // ˈfɪn ɪ ki //UK // (ˈfɪnɪkɪ) //

挑剔的,挑剔的人,狡猾的,棘手的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·est.

    • : excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.

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Examples

  • Whether it’s a too thin or too thick wetsuit, a bikini top that needs constant readjusting, or a hat that won’t stay put, finicky equipment can impact your performance.

  • They may be more susceptible to damage over time and tend to be more finicky when it comes to even cooking.

  • They’re typically big and finicky, but the new Asus ROG Flow and its XG Mobile eGPU switch it up.

  • Some health systems do have experience with keeping finicky vaccines frigid, even in places with limited resources.

  • Such a vaccine is key to bringing the pandemic to a swift end since it can be more widely distributed than doses with finicky storage requirements.

  • The price reflects its rarity as well, but also the finicky, difficult, and nuanced process of making Champagne.

  • Getting solar, wind, or wave power to work requires marrying smart technology to often-finicky government policy.

  • Poor folks aint no business to have finicky idees, or tastes, he declared.

  • Kyowowy means finicky, and applied to the draper by general consent.

  • Like most of our eastern woodsmen, Pete Noël was even finicky about his food, and took all his meat cooked to a brown.

  • It's all finicky work with tweezers and magnifying glasses, trying to get everything to fit in that little case.

  • Wilhelm Meister was set in a finicky period and its characters wore white wigs and minced about in their actions.