橘子朗文词典

skittish

S 开头单词SAT词汇

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈskɪt.ɪʃ]
  • 美式音标 [ˈskɪt̬.ɪʃ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. （人或动物）不安的，易受惊的；难驾驭的
  • adj. （人）轻佻的，善变的

同根派生

  • n性质的同根词
    skittishness：活泼好动；易惊；难以驾驭。

英汉例句

  • 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。
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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。
  • Skittish investors are keen buyers of Germany government paper, too, driving bond yields down.
    忧心忡忡的投资者热衷于购买德国政府债券, 也驱使债券收益率下降.

词组短语

    短语

  • Skittish Valesk 惊慌伐雷兽
  • Skittish Ben 本的丛林冒险
  • skittish behavior 举止轻佻
  • skittish investors 易受惊的投资者
  • skittish h 轻浮的

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (of people and animals) nervous or easily frightened

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe a person or animal as skittish, you mean they are easily made frightened or excited.
  • Someone who is skittish does not concentrate on anything or take life very seriously.