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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

        • 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。
        • 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。
        • They seem a bit skittish.
          他们好像有点容易激动。
        • Insurers themselves mostly conform to this type: they produce modest, consistent returns-steady growth and, to reassure the skittish, a dividend.
          保险公司本身大多数符合这一类型:他们产出适度且稳定的收益稳妥的增长和不确定的分红。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • She must have seen him getting skittish.
          她肯定是看到他开始紧张起来。
        • 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。
        • 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。