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flighty

英 [ˈflaɪti]

美 [ˈflaɪti]

adj.  (女子)反复无常的,轻浮的

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BNC.34088 / COCA.27481

牛津词典

    adj.

    • (女子)反复无常的,轻浮的
      a flighty woman is one who cannot be relied on because she is always changing activities, ideas and partners without treating them seriously

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 轻浮的;见异思迁的;反复无常的
        If you say that someone isflighty, you disapprove of them because they are not very serious or reliable and keep changing from one activity, idea, or partner to another.
        1. Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty.
          伊莎贝尔是个轻佻、没头脑的小女人,非常虚荣又反复无常。

      英英释义

      adj

      双语例句

      • Mr Cameron is keen on the tech industry, seeing it as a source of growth in lean times, and a way of weaning the economy off its dependence on flighty finance.
        卡梅隆首相极为看重科技产业,视之为低潮时期的经济增长来源,并想凭此断绝英国经济对反复无常的金融业的依赖。
      • Men said they wanted a "kind-hearted" wife, not too beautiful and flighty, but modest and homely.
        男性表示他们希望找个“善良”的妻子,不必太漂亮,但不能轻浮,最好谦逊而顾家。
      • With inflation under much better control, floating exchange rates ( China is a big exception) and well-stocked foreign-exchange reserves now dominate in the emerging world, providing protection against falling exports and flighty foreign investors.
        随着对通货膨胀的控制不断加强,新兴世界几乎都实行了浮动汇率制(中国是个特例),拥有充足的外汇储备,这些都可以在出口不断减少或是外国投资者反复无常时为经济提供保障。
      • She was never flighty like you.
        她从来不像你这样胡思乱想。
      • They could also argue that retail deposits can be as flighty as the wholesale markets: just ask Northern Rock and IndyMac, both of which suffered rapid withdrawals.
        他们也能说小规模存款与大规模市场一样的不稳定。正如北岩银行与因迪美一样遭遇了挤兑。
      • And can change plans quickly, but you are not flighty.
        你是思维敏捷,能够很快的根据情况改变对策,但是你并不轻率,随心所欲。
      • Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty.
        伊莎贝尔是个轻佻、没头脑的小女人,非常虚荣又反复无常。
      • Measuring hedge fund returns is complicated by the fact that investors tend to be flighty, flocking to funds which have done well and selling out after losses.
        衡量对冲基金回报率比较困难,因为投资者往往反复无常基金做得好,他们就趋之若鹜;做亏了,他们就会抛售。
      • Flighty people often have volatile dispositions.
        轻浮的人经常反复无常。
      • Other sources of finance can be flighty, too.
        其实其他金融来源也可能不那么可靠。