skittish
skittish 英 ['skɪtɪʃ] 美 ['skɪtɪʃ]
adj. （人或动物）不安的，易受惊的；难驾驭的 adj. （人）轻佻的，善变的
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- adj. （人或动物）不安的，易受惊的；难驾驭的
- adj. （人）轻佻的，善变的
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1. 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？
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2. If Bear Stearns betrayed weakness, they worried, skittish customers would pull their money out of the firm, and other financial institutions would refuse to trade with it.
他们担心，如果贝尔斯登暴露出弱点，善变的客户们会从公司中取出他们的钱，其它金融机构也会拒绝与他们交易。
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3. In China, everyone is talking about inflation. Prices for food, raw materials and other commodities are rising, and that's making people skittish.
在中国，人人都在谈论通货膨胀。食品、原材料和其他商品的价格都在上涨，这使得人们忧心忡忡。
- skittish (adj.) early 15c., "very lively, frivolous," perhaps from Scandinavian base *skyt- (stem of Old Norse skjota "to shoot, launch, move quickly"), from PIE root *skeud- "to shoot, chase, throw." Sense of "shy, nervous, apt to run" first recorded c. 1500, of horses. Related: Skittishly; skittishness.
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