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词汇 gun-shy
释义 gun-shy
adjective
(alsogunshy)uk /ˈɡʌnˌʃaɪ/ us /ˈɡʌnˌʃaɪ/
not doing something immediately or quickly, usually after something bad happens, because you are nervous or not certain that it will happen again :
After the crash, investors were gun-shy about putting their money into the stock market.
After falling and breaking his ankle while skiing, he has been understandably gunshy to get back on the slopes.
Synonym
hesitant
After her last relationship ended the way it did, I don't blame her for being gun-shy about dating again.
I need to buy a new car, but I am admittedly gun-shy after my last one broke down so quickly.
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