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
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
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

unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Synonym:flightyspookynervous

双语例句

She must have seen him getting skittish.
她肯定是看到他开始紧张起来。
This one's too skittish around cows.
这马见到奶牛太容易激动了。
As a result, money market fund managers are a very skittish bunch.
受此影响，货币市场基金经理们成了一群惊弓之鸟。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。