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

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。
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。
European stocks are generally down again as energy shares made investors skittish.
能源类股让投资人感到不安。欧洲股市再次整体下滑。
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。
This one's too skittish around cows.
这马见到奶牛太容易激动了。
Skittish investors have already removed their money.
紧张的投资者已经把钱撤走了。
Insurers themselves mostly conform to this type: they produce modest, consistent returns-steady growth and, to reassure the skittish, a dividend.
保险公司本身大多数符合这一类型：他们产出适度且稳定的收益稳妥的增长和不确定的分红。
They seem a bit skittish.
他们好像有点容易激动。
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。
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。