gunshy

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Afraid to use a gun.
  2. Frightened by the sound of gunfire.
    — But very few dogs become gunshy if they are introduced to the bang while they are overcome with the delight of chasing game, particularly if the trainer begins with a light noise and works up to louder noises in easy stages
  3. Fearing the consequences of repeating an act, especially after being reprimanded. figuratively
    — After his last suggestion was laughed at by his colleagues, he was gunshy about making another suggestion.

词形变化

more gunshy comparative most gunshy superlative gun shy alternative gun-shy alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
are the Kennedys gun-shy
相关词
once bitten, twice shy

词源

From gun + shy.
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