skittish
- adj. （人或动物）易受惊的，紧张不安的；（尤指马等）因易受惊而难驾驭的；（人）轻浮的，没常性的，善变的；（金融、市场语境，指投资者、市场等）紧张不安的，易波动的
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
skittish /ˈskɪtɪʃ/
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ADJ If you describe a person or animal as skittish, you mean they are easily made frightened or excited. 易受惊的; 易激动的
例：The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
美元贬值给担惊受怕的投资者带来了信心。
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ADJ Someone who is skittish does not concentrate on anything or take life very seriously. 没常性的
例：...his relentlessly skittish sense of humour.
...他那永远变来变去的幽默感。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
美元贬值给担惊受怕的投资者带来了信心。
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This shocked already-skittish Germans.
这震惊了已经不安的德国人。
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Yet Mr Bayrou rejects the idea of a skittish France, fearful of change.
然而Bayrou先生否认法国人轻浮且极其善变的这一观点。
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"But we also have to recognize that if markets are skittish and don't have confidence that we can tackle the tough problems of our medium- and long-term debt and deficits,then that also is going to undermine our recovery."
VOA: standard.2010.06.27
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and she's a little skittish just because of her history.
所以这段经历让她性格有点安静。
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