sensitized

• 形容人或机体在先前接触后对某种物质、刺激或情境变得敏感或容易产生反应的状态。

Describes a state of being made sensitive or responsive to a substance, stimulus, or situation, often through prior exposure.

1. Made sensitive or allergicB2formalmedical

   Having an increased sensitivity or allergic reaction to a specific substance or factor.

   致敏的

   • The patient became sensitized to pollen after repeated exposure.
   • Sensitized individuals may experience severe reactions to certain foods.
   • The skin was sensitized to the chemical, causing a rash.

   同义词allergichypersensitivereactivesensitisedsusceptible

   反义词immune

• 使某人或某物对某种刺激、问题或状况变得更加敏感、易感或有所觉察的动词。

A verb used to indicate the act of making someone or something more aware, responsive, or sensitive to a particular stimulus, issue, or condition.

1. Make aware or sensitiveB2formal

   To cause someone to become more aware or responsive to a particular issue, feeling, or situation.

   提高意识

   • The campaign aims to sensitize the public to the dangers of plastic pollution.
   • Workshops are held to sensitize employees about workplace harassment.
   • We need to sensitize children to the needs of others from an early age.

   同义词acquaintalerteducateenlightenfamiliarizeinform

   反义词desensitizenumb

2. Cause to senseC1formalscientific

   To make a person or organism more responsive to sensory stimuli.

   使敏感

   • The training sensitized the dogs to detect explosives.
   • Repeated exposure can sensitize the skin to touch.
   • The experiment sensitized the subjects to subtle changes in temperature.

   同义词heightenquickensharpenstimulate

   反义词desensitize

3. Make sensitive to a substanceC1formalmedical

   To cause an organism to become more reactive to a drug, allergen, or other chemical agent.

   使敏感化

   • Repeated use of the cream can sensitize the skin to the active ingredient.
   • The patient was sensitized to penicillin after a previous allergic reaction.
   • Pollen can sensitize the immune system over time.

   反义词desensitize

4. Make photosensitiveC1formaltechnical

   To treat a material, such as film or paper, so that it becomes sensitive to light, often for photographic purposes.

   使感光

   • The technician sensitized the photographic paper in a darkroom.
   • To capture the image, the plate must be sensitized with a light-sensitive emulsion.
   • The film is sensitized to blue light for this particular process.

   同义词photosensitize