英语词汇“skittish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

skittish

/ˈskɪtɪʃ

adjective

1(Of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared: a skittish chestnut mare figurative skittish investors withdrew their money from equity markets...

I think they're generally skittish and ill-tempered animals.
You haven't drunk in a month - no wonder you're skittish.
They are skittish and fearful of most people and talk to no one but each other.

Synonyms

restive, excitable, nervous, easily frightened;

skittery, jumpy, fidgety, highly strung

1.1(Of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable: my skittish and immature mother...

The notion seems to be that the mere look, the urbanity, the smirking of blue staters appalls the skittish people of the heartland.
He has cast four relatively inexperienced actors who fatten up Reza's skinny and, at times, skittish characters.
We managed to pat them a little bit, but they were pretty skittish.

Synonyms

playful, lively, high-spirited, frisky, coltish;

flirtatious, kittenish, coquettish

informal flirty

archaic frolicsome, sportive, gamesome, frolic, wanton

Derivatives

skittishly

/ˈskɪtɪʃ(ə)li

/ adverb ...

But most Democrats who are on the ballot in competitive races this year skittishly avoid such stark imagery.
In a clearing past a grove of olive trees, a snowy white lamb stands skittishly behind its grazing mother.
I was also delighted by the way that Anna of Little Red Boat skittishly bent the concept towards her own ends.

skittishness

/ˈskɪtɪʃnəs

/ noun ...

The skittishness of an airline executive about the possibility of behavioral profiling at American airports should be a thing of the past.
But the skittishness isn't just restricted to the backbench.
There could hardly be a greater contrast with this skittishness than the two photographs by Cindy Sherman which hang on a nearby wall.

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps from the rare verb skit 'move lightly and rapidly'.

单词	skittish
释义	skittish /ˈskɪtɪʃ / adjective 1(Of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared: a skittish chestnut mare figurative skittish investors withdrew their money from equity markets... I think they're generally skittish and ill-tempered animals. You haven't drunk in a month - no wonder you're skittish. They are skittish and fearful of most people and talk to no one but each other. Synonyms restive, excitable, nervous, easily frightened; skittery, jumpy, fidgety, highly strung 1.1(Of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable: my skittish and immature mother... The notion seems to be that the mere look, the urbanity, the smirking of blue staters appalls the skittish people of the heartland. He has cast four relatively inexperienced actors who fatten up Reza's skinny and, at times, skittish characters. We managed to pat them a little bit, but they were pretty skittish. Synonyms playful, lively, high-spirited, frisky, coltish; flirtatious, kittenish, coquettish informal flirty archaic frolicsome, sportive, gamesome, frolic, wanton Derivatives skittishly /ˈskɪtɪʃ(ə)li / adverb ... But most Democrats who are on the ballot in competitive races this year skittishly avoid such stark imagery. In a clearing past a grove of olive trees, a snowy white lamb stands skittishly behind its grazing mother. I was also delighted by the way that Anna of Little Red Boat skittishly bent the concept towards her own ends. skittishness /ˈskɪtɪʃnəs / noun ... The skittishness of an airline executive about the possibility of behavioral profiling at American airports should be a thing of the past. But the skittishness isn't just restricted to the backbench. There could hardly be a greater contrast with this skittishness than the two photographs by Cindy Sherman which hang on a nearby wall. Origin Late Middle English: perhaps from the rare verb skit 'move lightly and rapidly'. Rhymes British, twittish
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skittish

Derivatives

skittishly

skittishness

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