| 正面 | skittish |
|---|---|
| 背面 | 【考法1】adj.容易受到惊吓的，胆小的: easily frightened 【例】The kitty is skittish around people she doesn't know. 小猫看到不认识的人就会显得特别胆小害怕。 【近】fainthearted, fearful, fearsome, mousy, scary, timid, timorous, tremulous 【反】adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, daring, dashing, gutsy, venturesome, venturous 大胆的 【考法 2】adj.容易激动的: easily excited by nature 【例】The skittish colt leapt up when we approached. 一看到我们靠近，小马驹就激动地猛跳起来。 【近】flighty, fluttery, hyper, hyperactive, hyperkinetic, jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittery, spasmodic, spooky 【反】imperturbable, nerveless, unexcitable, unflappable, unshakable 不为所动的，沉着的 【考法 3】adj.善变的，多变的: likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly 【例】The skittish housing market had both buyers and sellers on edge. 变幻莫测的房市让买家和卖家都坐 立不安。 【近】capricious, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unstable, unsteady, volatile 【反】changeless, constant, immutable, invariable, settled, stable, stationary, steady, unvarying 不变的 |
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