emotional
adjective uk/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl/ us/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl/
B2 情绪（上）的，情感（上）的
relating to the emotions
a child's emotional development 孩子情感方面的发展
My doctor said the problem was more emotional than physical. 我的医生说问题主要出在情感方面而不是身体机能上。
Amnesia can be caused by emotional trauma. 情感创伤可以使人患上健忘症。
B2 激动的；感情强烈的
having and expressing strong feelings
He's a very emotional man. 他是个感情易冲动的人。
I felt quite emotional during the wedding ceremony. 在婚礼上我十分激动。
He became very emotional when I told him I was pregnant. 当我告诉他我怀孕了的时候，他非常激动。
The president has made an emotional plea for the killing to stop. 总统恳切地呼吁停止屠杀。
- More examples
- The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
- She claimed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional and psychological distress.
- People generally think that women are more emotional than men, but in my experience that often isn't the case.
- It can be difficult to respond to children's emotional needs because we have got used to disregarding our own.
- The memorial service was a very emotional occasion for all of us.