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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

        • 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。