| 单词 | fickle |
| 释义 | fickle (fɪkəl ) 1. adjective If you describe someone as fickle, you disapprove of them because they keep changing their mind about what they like or want. [disapproval] The group has been notoriously fickle in the past. fickleness uncountable noun ...the fickleness of businessmen and politicians. [+ of] Synonyms: inconstancy, volatility, unpredictability, unfaithfulness 2. adjective If you say that something is fickle, you mean that it often changes and is unreliable. Orta's weather can be fickle. Collocations: fickle finger of He shed tears for the fickle finger of fortune. Times, Sunday Times (2011) So much for the fickle finger of footballing fortune at Newcastle. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And he thinks the reason is that the fickle finger of fashion pointed at Wells at just the right time. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In fact, you getting a table will almost certainly denote that the fickle finger of the zeitgeist has moved on. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Both bands have survived a fickle industry to emerge on top form. The Sun That's the difference between people who will have longevity and people who are just going to be a flash in the pan in this fickle industry. The Sun What's your secret for surviving in such a notoriously fickle industry? The Sun I have seen many investments go wrong after five years or so, especially in fickle industries such as hospitality. Times, Sunday Times Such is the fickle nature of the game. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It was a day when the fickle nature of sport was exposed once again. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But such is the fickle nature of the top flight this season we really should have known what was coming next. The Sun (2014) The fickle nature of hurricanes straying so far north means that there may only be hours of warning before a hurricane strikes. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Don't just count on whizzy atoms or the fickle wind to keep the lights burning in an energy-insecure future. Times, Sunday Times They too were feeling frustrated by the fickle wind. Times, Sunday Times Fickle winds, high seas and foul weather can wreck schedules, and as for loafing on the pool deck, forget it. Times, Sunday Times Meanwhile, the other side of the globe provided evidence of the fickle world of the professional coach and his employers. Times, Sunday Times But the message did not last in the fickle world of fashion. The Sun It's an incredibly fickle world; you can be out of work. Times, Sunday Times Sixteen budding designers battle it out to become the next big name in the fickle world of fashion. The Sun In the fickle world of football, stock can rise and fall rapidly. Times, Sunday Times But 30- odd years in the notoriously fickle fashion industry have left him well accustomed to setbacks of the sort he experienced yesterday. Times, Sunday Times (2008) With 1.4 billion swipes a day and a notoriously fickle user base, it is a question that millions of users have grappled with and got wrong. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The weather is notoriously fickle at this time of year. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The power supply was notoriously fickle. Times, Sunday Times (2012) What's your secret for surviving in such a notoriously fickle industry? The Sun (2014) Translations: Chinese: 善变的 Japanese: 気まぐれな |
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