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。
This one's too skittish around cows.
这马见到奶牛太容易激动了。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
But this weekend's events cast a shadow over the standalone model, with its reliance on leverage and skittish wholesale funding.
但上周末的重大事件给依赖杠杆和承销融资的独立投行模式笼上一层阴影。
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。