简单释义：

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adj. 易惊而难以驾驭的；轻浮的；易变的；反复无常的

Web 轻佻的；易惊的；容易受惊的

变形：

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完整释义：

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adj.

1.易惊的(马等)
2.羞怯的;胆小的
3.(尤指女人)轻佻的
4.不可靠的,反复无常的

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例句：

1. Word has it that China's weather forecasters expect rain in the next few days, but they are too skittish to make an official prediction.
   中国天气预报学家预期在未来几天内将会下雨，但他们因为太恐慌以至于没有给出官方预测。

2. Prior, expensive failures have made the drug industry skittish about funding herpes vaccine trials, however.
   但是，先前昂贵的（试验）失败已使制药业对资助疱疹疫苗试验感到很恼火。

3. Anxiety over Greece's bail-out package and the British election's outcome, and two previous days of declines, all made investors skittish.
   对希腊救援方案和英国大选结果的担忧，股市前两天连续下跌，都使投资者担惊受怕。

4. Then there were skittish suppliers, one of whom blockaded his firm's entrance.
   再有就是过河拆桥的供货商，其中一个供货商居然封锁了他公司的大门。

5. One explanation was that in skittish markets Bunds were prized for their extra liquidity.
   一种解释是在变幻莫测的市场中人们特别青睐流动性特好的债券。

6. Euro zone finance ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels on Monday as they search for the right message to soothe skittish investors.
   欧元区各国财长计划周一在布鲁塞尔举行会议，届时他们将寻求合适的信息来安抚紧张兮兮的投资者。

7. Yet part of the president's job is to reassure skittish Americans, even as his economic lieutenants are fighting battles in the war room.
   尽管他的经济助手在作战时忙于各种战斗，总统职责的一部分是安定美国人的激动情绪。

8. In other news, monthly retail sales reports showed shoppers remain skittish about spending as hiring remains scarce.
   其他方面，月度零售额报告显示，由于招聘机会稀少，消费者在支出方面依然俭省。