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
- Skittish investors have already removed their money.
紧张的投资者已经把钱撤走了。 - Internet users had been skittish about shopping online.
因特网使用者对网购物提心吊胆。 - They seem a bit skittish.
他们好像有点容易激动。 - 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。 - 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。 - But after the Facebook IPO turned into a fiasco, many technology investors became more skittish.
结果Facebook的IPO惨淡收场,许多科技投资者变得更加小心翼翼。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - European stocks are generally down again as energy shares made investors skittish.
能源类股让投资人感到不安。欧洲股市再次整体下滑。