英语词汇“gun-shy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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France wants to lead the effort jointly with Britain, but the U.K., also gun-shy after the Iraq war, backs the NATO tack.
Libya: Allied Airstrikes Pummel Libya|The Daily Beast|March 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Attorney General Eric Holder says it will be a priority; Speaker Nancy Pelosi so far has been gun-shy about taking on the issue.
Worse Than the War|John Avlon|April 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She first had to get her pony to stand She knew it was not gun-shy.
Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest|Alice B. Emerson
Only one of them except Devant gave the gun-shy dog a thought.
Frank of Freedom Hill|Samuel A. Derieux

You've got three men in yo' posse who could hit a house from inside, the rest being as gun-shy as a school of girls.
Curly|Roger Pocock
He had, too, the reputation of being the most gun-shy and bullet-proof of social lions.
The Purple Heights|Marie Conway Oemler
Don't let him see you doing it or he'll get gun-shy an' jump th' country.
Hopalong Cassidy|Clarence E. Mulford

单词	gun-shy
释义	gun-shy [ guhn-shahy ] / ˈgʌnˌʃaɪ / adjective frightened by the sound of a gunshot: a gun-shy bird dog. hesitant, wary, or distrustful, especially because of previous unpleasant experience. Origin of gun-shy First recorded in 1880–85 OTHER WORDS FROM gun-shy gun-shyness, noun Words nearby gun-shy gunrunning, guns, gunsel, gunship, gunshot, gun-shy, gunslinger, gunsmith, gunstock, gunstock deformity, gunstock stile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gun-shy France wants to lead the effort jointly with Britain, but the U.K., also gun-shy after the Iraq war, backs the NATO tack. Libya: Allied Airstrikes Pummel Libya\|The Daily Beast\|March 19, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Attorney General Eric Holder says it will be a priority; Speaker Nancy Pelosi so far has been gun-shy about taking on the issue. Worse Than the War\|John Avlon\|April 9, 2009\|DAILY BEAST She first had to get her pony to stand She knew it was not gun-shy. Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest\|Alice B. Emerson Only one of them except Devant gave the gun-shy dog a thought. Frank of Freedom Hill\|Samuel A. Derieux You've got three men in yo' posse who could hit a house from inside, the rest being as gun-shy as a school of girls. Curly\|Roger Pocock He had, too, the reputation of being the most gun-shy and bullet-proof of social lions. The Purple Heights\|Marie Conway Oemler Don't let him see you doing it or he'll get gun-shy an' jump th' country. Hopalong Cassidy\|Clarence E. Mulford British Dictionary definitions for gun-shy gun-shy adjective afraid of a gun or the sound it makesa gun-shy dog is useless for shooting Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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gun-shy

adjective

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adjective