skittish
轻佻
常用释义
英音[ ˈskɪtɪʃ ]
美音[ ˈskɪtɪʃ ]
基本释义
- adj. （人或动物）不安的，易受惊的；难驾驭的
- adj. （人）轻佻的，善变的
例句
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1·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。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·She should be a skittish woman.她应该是一个水性杨花的女人。
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3·This shocked already-skittish Germans.这震惊了已经不安的德国人。
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4·Investors could become even more skittish.投资者有可能会变得胆小。
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5·I won't have my son associating with skittish girls.我不准我的儿子与轻佻的女孩交往。
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6·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。
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7·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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8·Depositors are skittish and Banks are having to offer them higher rates.储蓄用户们可不是好对付的，银行不得不通过加息的政策来安抚储户的情绪。
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9·With consumers so skittish, service industries are not faring well either.鉴于消费者如此易受波动，服务业进展得亦不如人意。
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10·Are there any new advances in this area or do we still rely on skittish horses?在这一领域有没有什么新的进展，还是说我们依然要依赖受惊的马匹？
同根词
词根：
skittish
skittishness
n
活泼好动；易惊；难以驾驭