| 单词 | skittishly |
| 例句 | He’s bony, hunched, handsome in an undernourished-looking way – inconsistently shaved, today, and wearing a faded T-shirt that he keeps skittishly tucking into his jeans, then tugging loose again. Jesse Eisenberg: ‘Do you look at me and think, God! What an indulgent prick?’ 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z Plucked phrases on the kantele and the strings seem at once delicately spiritual and skittishly angular. Three Varied Visions of Spirituality at the White Light Festival 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Over all, the music is crucial, by turns pensive and fidgety, solemnly harmonic and skittishly diffuse. Review: ‘Aging Magician,’ a Fable Complete With Complexities 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z His voice jumps skittishly between mannered baritone and shrill falsetto, swathed in a spooky echo that he neglects to turn off even when speaking. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti – review 2012-11-09T16:51:59Z We stand there in the warm twilight for two or three minutes, skittishly awaiting Act I, Scene 1 of “King Lear.” 'Learning' Lear: Places, Please, for Opening Night 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z In one section, four women sit in chairs, crossing their legs, slumping back, doubling over, periodically nodding at one another or twisting skittishly. ‘Rosas Danst Rosas’ Revisits a Choreographer’s Early Work 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z The vocal lines hew closely to and vividly convey the German words, even when the voice darts about skittishly. Review: Cantata Profana Revives a Henze Cycle Inspired by German Poems 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Rusty machinery was scattered throughout, and the family dogs were all work: They were there to herd sheep, not to be petted, and they skittishly dashed away when I went to say hi. In Sardinia, an Affordable Family-Run Farm Stay 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The film is then not so much a meditation but a reverie, a swirl of emotions and ideas, managing to be both calmly reflective and skittishly anxious at the same time. 'Calvary' takes a funny-serious look at life and death 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Scientific observers said the whale was behaving skittishly, rising to the surface only briefly, and emitting fewer of the songs expected of a whale - raising further concerns over its wellbeing. France whale: Lost mammal stuck in River Seine to get vitamin boost 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Those of us who went to work in person, did so skittishly, with concern often and amidst risk. The pandemic transformed Thanksgiving. Your holiday changes may be permanent 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Soon I am not doing any work at all, just staring skittishly at my inbox, clicking refresh even though I know it doesn’t do anything. Unanswered emails were the bane of my life - until I spent a month in search of inbox nirvana 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z After prowling the stage somewhat skittishly for the first part of the show, he was later joined by three musicians and they all sat in a circle on equipment crates on the small central stage. Frank Ocean: The pop enigma splits opinion as he returns to the UK - BBC News 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z A firefighter who was an old acquaintance saw her acting skittishly and muttering. Despite a mother’s plea, her mentally ill daughter was sold a gun — with tragic results 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z A crowd of guests watched Saturday as Winspear the cheetah and his black Labrador companion, Amani, darted skittishly around a tiered birthday cake topped with a “2.” Dallas Zoo crew cooks up some wild dishes for finicky eaters 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z A single rescued animal became a surreal landmark in the area, 37 years of the Scott family’s ever-growing, ever-changing herd of spotted deer, grazing along Ind. 28 and skittishly eying passing cars. Unique herd, tribute to old way of life mark Muncie farm 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z While other chief executives at major media companies demand quotation approval when skittishly speaking to journalists, Mr. Dauman can talk for hours, never missing a beat or losing his cool. Philippe Dauman, the Man Who Would Be Redstone 2012-09-22T19:41:48Z The puck, for both teams, did seem to be acting skittishly. Slap Shot: For Kings, an Old Look Proves a Winning One 2012-05-31T18:24:29Z Now we were beginning to see wisdom in this stubborn and persistent, and yet skittishly mobile foe! South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Markets reacted skittishly as an agreement remained elusive, and divisions within the Republican Party seemed to increase the difficulty of striking a deal. Obama asks lawmakers to gauge support for debt deal 2011-07-15T00:13:05Z With carefully measured force Joe brought the palm of his right hand down, and the mule turned to look curiously on this strange scene while Pete's horse danced skittishly. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z The later subtleties of unadmitted advertising, the headline, the skittishly impressionistic descriptive masterpieces of 'our special representative,' and the halfpenny newspapers, were all unthought-of boons, then. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography At that juncture Maggie came in with a platter of eggs and ham, which she put down before Mark Thorn skittishly, ready to jump at the slightest hostile start. The Rustler of Wind River Bursting into a rippling laugh, she raised her parasol, and skittishly poked Rose in the ribs. The Tale of Timber Town Cissie Laurie, upon being called, went skittishly into the witness box, curtseyed to the Court, and blew a kiss to the Judge. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy The increasing breeze, blowing against the ocean current, kicked up a lively chop, on which the dory danced skittishly. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good He drove a roan colt which went rather skittishly. Little Lost Sister "You clever, clever thing!" said Mrs. Peagrim, skittishly striking her nephew on the knee with her fan. Jill the Reckless The original edition contained a preface dealing very skittishly with Bishop Colenso's biblical aberrations. Matthew Arnold Together they all three went out into the drive where Kitty was sitting behind the wheel of the car, Eliza perched skittishly on the rubbered step, talking with her. The Moon out of Reach The animal made a half parenthesis of himself, curving skittishly, and watching jealously, as he went by the frightsome pile. The Other Girls But if he gives the princes a wide berth, bows hastily and glances furtively at them, and runs by skittishly, then you may know that he is some half-pay colonel or insignificant civil servant. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 We began cheerfully, one might almost say skittishly, but our light-heartedness was gone by the time the first potato was finished. Three Men in a Boat Mrs Clive here played the part of Miss Lucy, a forward young lady who after skittishly interviewing a number of suitors proposed by her father, finally runs away with Thomas the footman. Henry Fielding: a Memoir To his alarm it was beating playfully, skittishly. The Green Mouse "You clever, clever thing!" said Mrs Peagrim, skittishly striking her nephew on the knee with her fan. The Little Warrior Presently they retired, running skittishly, taking small leaps into the air, and aimlessly blowing kisses to the night. In the Wilderness |
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