in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 sensitise
1 VERB 使敏感;使意识到 If you
sensitize people
to a particular problem or situation, you make them aware of it.
使敏感;使意识到 [formal] [Also VERB n] -
It seems important to sensitize people to the fact that depression is more than the blues. [VERB noun + to]
让人们意识到抑郁症不仅仅是心情忧郁,这点似乎很重要。
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How many judges in our male-dominated courts are sensitized to women's issues? [be VERB-ed]
在男性占主导地位的法庭上,有多少法官对妇女问题是比较敏感的呢?
2 VERB [usually passive] 使对…有反应;使敏化;使过敏 If a substance
is sensitized to something such as light or touch, it is made sensitive to it.
使对…有反应;使敏化;使过敏 -
Skin is easily irritated, chapped, chafed, and sensitized. [be VERB-ed]
皮肤很容易受到刺激、发生皴裂、擦得红肿和出现过敏。
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...sensitised nerve endings. [VERB-ed]
变得敏感的神经末梢
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