skittish
英 [ˈskɪtɪʃ]
美 [ˈskɪtɪʃ]
adj. 易惊而难以驾驭的; 轻浮的; 易变的; 反复无常的; 说变就变的; 变幻莫测的
BNC.34526 / COCA.20080
牛津词典
adj.
- 易惊而难以驾驭的
easily excited or frightened and therefore difficult to control - 轻浮的;易变的;反复无常的
not very serious and with ideas and feelings that keep changing - 说变就变的;变幻莫测的
likely to change suddenly- skittish financial markets
变幻莫测的金融市场
- skittish financial markets
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (人或动物)易激动的,易受惊的
If you describe a person or animal asskittish, you mean they are easily made frightened or excited.- The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
美元的衰落给总是担惊受怕的投资者们带来了信心。
- The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
- ADJ-GRADED 没长性的;轻佻的;善变的;靠不住的
Someone who isskittishdoes not concentrate on anything or take life very seriously.- ...his relentlessly skittish sense of humour.
他那永远变化不定的幽默感
- ...his relentlessly skittish sense of humour.
英英释义
adj
双语例句
- Uncertain economic conditions make them skittish: surviving at home is the number one priority.
不确定的经济环境让他们有些胆怯:在国内市场活下来才是首要任务。 - Oxborrow admits that he was skittish about the experiment.
奥克斯波洛承认,他对是否进行实验犹豫不决。 - Wall Street remains skittish about financial stocks since a run on Bear Stearns caused the U.
自从美国政府牵红线让贝尔斯登下嫁摩根大通之后,华尔街对金融股的态度变得摇摆不定。 - The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
美元的衰落给总是担惊受怕的投资者们带来了信心。 - Internet users had been skittish about shopping online.
因特网使用者对网购物提心吊胆。 - This one's too skittish around cows.
这马见到奶牛太容易激动了。 - These companies are reaping rewards from investors who are skittish about shakier rivals.
这些公司在衰退之时从疑虑重重的投资人手中得到回报,打败了相对不可靠的对手。 - She must have seen him getting skittish.
她肯定是看到他开始紧张起来。 - She gets very skittish when her boy-friend is around.
她男朋友在场时,她就显得格外轻佻。 - My horse is rather skittish, so I have to keep him away from traffic.
我的马很容易受惊,所以我让他远离车流。