skittish是什么意思？

skittish

英[ˈskɪtɪʃ] 美[ˈskɪtɪʃ]

• adj. 易激动的，轻佻的；

副词：skittishly;

名词：skittishness;

例句

• 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.
• 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.
• ...his relentlessly skittish sense of humour. 他那永远变化不定的幽默感
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  (人或动物)易激动的，易受惊的
  If you describe a person or animal as skittish, you mean they are easily made frightened or excited.
  例句
  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 is skittish does not concentrate on anything or take life very seriously.
  例句
  ...his relentlessly skittish sense of humour. 他那永远变化不定的幽默感

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)