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

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。
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。
Skittish investors have already removed their money.
紧张的投资者已经把钱撤走了。
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。
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。
The oil market has become all the more skittish amid a raft of gloomy news from big oil producers.
随着全球各大产油国不断传出令人沮丧的消息，石油市场也变得更易波动。
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。
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。
This one's too skittish around cows.
这马见到奶牛太容易激动了。
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。