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

• Internet users had been skittish about shopping online.
  因特网使用者对网购物提心吊胆。
• 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。
• Skittish investors have already removed their money.
  紧张的投资者已经把钱撤走了。
• 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。
• 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。
• This one's too skittish around cows.
  这马见到奶牛太容易激动了。
• 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。
• Though neither was particularly sickly, markets could no longer stomach their potentially lethal combination of illiquid assets and skittish wholesale liabilities.
  尽管二者都不是完全陷入困境，但是市场对于其潜在的致命缺陷–非流动资产和不可靠的大规模债务的模式已经不再信任。
• 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。
• And you tell me this woman is skittish.
  你告诉我这个女人不太可靠。