sensitise

英 ['sensɪtaɪz] 美 ['sensɪtaɪz]

• v. (使)敏感
• =sensitize(美).

英英释义

Verb:

1. cause to sense; make sensitive;

   "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"
   "My tongue became sensitized to good wine"
   

2. make sensitive to a drug or allergen;

   "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen"
   

3. make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion;

   "sensitize the photographic film"
   

4. make sensitive or aware;

   "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• sensitize （使）敏感
• sensibilise 使感觉敏锐
• sensify 使敏感
• sensibilize 使感觉敏锐

【反义词】

• desensitise 减少感光度