fickle

英 [ˈfɪkl] 美 [ˈfɪkl]

adj.  易变的; 无常的; 反复无常的

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Collins.1 / BNC.19490 / COCA.15716



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 易变的;无常的
    changing often and suddenly
    1. The weather here is notoriously fickle.
      这里的天气出了名的变化无常。
    2. the fickle world of fashion
      千变万化的时装界
  2. 反复无常的
    often changing their mind in an unreasonable way so that you cannot rely on them
    1. a fickle friend
      靠不住的朋友

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 变化无常的;善变的
    If you describe someone as fickle, you disapprove of them because they keep changing their mind about what they like or want.
    1. The group has been notoriously fickle in the past.
      这伙人过去一直是出了名的善变。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 无常的;靠不住的
    If you say that something is fickle, you mean that it often changes and is unreliable.
    1. Orta's weather can be fickle.
      奥尔塔的天气变幻莫测。

双语例句

  1. The group has been notoriously fickle in the past.
    这伙人过去一直是出了名的善变。
  2. Orta's weather can be fickle.
    奥尔塔的天气变幻莫测。
  3. Waking up from my ten-year dream in yangzhou,| I've won the name of a fickle man among the pleasure quarters.
    十年一觉扬州梦,赢得青楼薄幸名。(杜牧《遣怀》)
  4. But they are also highly fickle.
    但他们也很浮躁。
  5. To boot, Taurus is jealous of Libra's romantic and fickle nature.
    此外,金牛还会因为天秤浪漫多情又变化无常的天性而大为吃醋。
  6. To give themselves more leeway, bigger developers have turned away from fickle onshore financing to international bond markets.
    为了给自己多一些灵活应对的余地,大的房产开放商已经从不稳定的境内融资转向了国际证券市场。
  7. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle.
    如果它走了,这正像我一直所知的那样,名气总是飘忽不定的。
  8. Stop being so fickle! Make up your mind already, I'm hungry.
    别那么善变!你早该拿定主意了。我饿了。
  9. These capital flows are susceptible to global shocks and may prove fickle.
    这些资本流动易受全球冲击的影响,并可能反复无常。
  10. Sort of fickle, don't you think?
    真有点薄情,你不觉得吗?
  11. Your fickle nature may cause jealousy. We have to recognize the possibility of so-so, you know.
    感情还未定性的你可能招来嫉妒。我们不得不承认某些事情的可能性。
  12. The so-called fickle mind shows that one is longing to eat cake while owning love and bread.
    所谓的花心,就是指有了爱情和面包,还想吃蛋糕的心情。
  13. Gold and other commodities have fickle supply.
    黄金和其它大宗商品的供应很不稳定。
  14. Your fickle nature may cause jealousy.
    你的浮躁善变会引起嫉妒;
  15. Have you ever heard of the hand of destiny, or the fickle finger of fate?
    你听过“命运之手”或是“命运的捉弄”之类的话吗?
  16. But this remains a portfolio investment, and Japanese banks know how fickle such things are.
    但这仍是一笔组合投资,日本的银行知道这种投资有多么变幻无常。
  17. Could my petty heart and fickle, trivial mind have risen to such a revelation of truth?
    我那渺小的心脏和空虚、变的头脑,怎么能达到那真理的灵感呢!
  18. Though fickle and much revised, they have an outsized effect on the financial markets and policymakers.
    虽经经常变化和修改,它们对金融市场和制定政策有极大的影响。
  19. It's the third time that he changed his mind; he's so fickle!
    他改变主意已经是第三回了,他这人太反复无常了!
  20. Now it is experiencing how fickle international capital flows can be.
    而如今,它们正体味到国际资本流动是何等地薄情寡义。
  21. He is a fickle lover.
    他是个用情不专的爱人。
  22. She saw that he was a fickle boy, prepared to philander with every woman he met.
    她看出他是个朝三暮四的年轻人,会随时追逐他遇见的每个女人。
  23. Destiny is a fickle bitch!
    命运是个反复无常的婊子!
  24. Nope love is not eternal, but impetuous and fickle heart and love again and again missed.
    不是爱情不再永恒,而是浮躁和易变的心灵一次次与真爱失之交臂。
  25. Investors may worship money but their love of the dollar can be fickle.
    投资者或许拜金,但他们对美元的喜爱却变化无常。
  26. Such tepid support is a reminder that voter favour is likely to be fickle.
    这种不冷不热的支持提醒我们,选民的倾向可能很容易发生变化。
  27. Fickle deposits in banks ancient enablers of calamitous booms and busts in credit deserve even wider attention.
    变幻无常的银行存款自古以来就是灾难性信贷繁荣与萧条的罪魁祸首应受到更广泛的关注。
  28. But let's forget Cusimano and the fickle lieutenant cadei.
    但让我们忘了卡西马卢和薄情的卡德上校吧。
  29. There is also the fickle nature of Chinese consumers.
    另一个难题是中国消费者变化无常的本性。
  30. Someone is likely to be upset if you are fickle or lack dedication and loyalty.
    你的变幻无常或者缺乏奉献和忠诚会让某人很失望。

英英释义

adj

  1. liable to sudden unpredictable change
    1. erratic behavior
    2. fickle weather
    3. mercurial twists of temperament
    4. a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next

    Synonym:    erraticmercurialquicksilver(a)

  2. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
    1. fickle friends
    2. a flirt's volatile affections

    Synonym:    volatile