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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

GRE

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
      1. 轻浮的;易变的;反复无常的
        not very serious and with ideas and feelings that keep changing
        1. 说变就变的;变幻莫测的
          likely to change suddenly
          1. skittish financial markets
            变幻莫测的金融市场

        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.
          1. 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。
        • 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.
          1. ...his relentlessly skittish sense of humour.
            他那永远变化不定的幽默感

        英英释义

        adj

        双语例句

        • This product's life cycle will only last as long as everybody's skittish about SARS.
          因为这个产品的生命周期,只有大家都害怕SARS的这一小段时间而已。
        • Investors remained skittish in the United States, although the Dow Jones managed to finish the day up slightly.
          即使道琼斯指数在尾盘略有回升,美国的投资者仍然胆战心惊。
        • It could be that the monkeys are just skittish when it comes to unwelcome sounds.
          可能也就出现不愉悦的声音的时候这些猴子才会表现的活泼一些。
        • Funds also have been skittish about bank investments because of fears that financial regulators could compel them to provide additional capital to such institutions in bad times thereby putting their investors at risk.
          此外,基金对于银行投资战战兢兢,因为它们担心,金融监管机构可能会迫使它们在经济低迷时期向银行提供追加投资,从而令其投资者面临风险。
        • What is more, the regulatory risk is negligible in France and finland, since nuclear power is widely accepted by politicians and public alike, so financiers are less skittish.
          更重要的是,管理风险在法国和芬兰几乎可以忽略不计,因为这两国的政客和公众都广泛接受了核能,投资者也不会不安稳。
        • But this weekend's events cast a shadow over the standalone model, with its reliance on leverage and skittish wholesale funding.
          但上周末的重大事件给依赖杠杆和承销融资的独立投行模式笼上一层阴影。
        • Profits remain so low that skittish investors are cancelling their plans.
          利润仍然很低,以致举棋不定的投资者取消了他们的计划。
        • They seem a bit skittish.
          他们好像有点容易激动。
        • 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。
        • The biggest reason for the slowdown was skittish investors yanking cash investment funds that normally flow to such deals.
          市场清淡的最主要原因是不安的投资者纷纷退出通常会流向此类交易的投资基金。