| 词汇 | skittishly |
| 释义 | skittishly adverb uk /ˈskɪt.ɪʃ.li/ us /ˈskɪt̬.ɪʃ.li/ (of people and animals) in a way that is nervous or easily frightened: （人或动物）易紧张地，易惊地 He glanced skittishly up and down the corridor. 他小心翼翼地观察着走廊。 His horse cantered skittishly, startled by the sudden movement.他的马紧张地慢慢跑着，一有动静就会受惊。 (of a person's beliefs or opinions) in a way that is not serious and that is likely to change often: 易变的 He skittishly avoided dwelling too deeply on the experience. 他激动地避免对那段经历回忆太久太深。 This book moves skittishly from topic to topic.这本书从一个话题轻易地跳到另一个话题。 See skittish The birds skittishly jumped from branch to branch. The horse moved skittishly but he steadied her, using his feet. She skittishly refused to be introduced to the director and cast. Anxious and worried (all) hot and botheredidiom aflutter agitated angsty anxious fretfully frightened fuss get in a sweatidiom goosey pit of your stomachidiom preoccupied prey prey on sb's mindidiom prey on something worried worriedly worrier worrywart wound up You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing frequently Examples of skittishlyskittishly The animal made a half parenthesis of himself, curving skittishly, and watching jealously, as he went by the frightsome pile. From Project Gutenberg The increasing breeze, blowing against the ocean current, kicked up a lively chop, on which the dory danced skittishly. From Project Gutenberg He pranced skittishly until she spoke. From Project Gutenberg So the ship rose lightly, almost skittishly. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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