fickle

英 [ˈfɪkl]

美 [ˈfɪkl]

adj.  易变的; 无常的; 反复无常的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 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
• 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

• ADJ-GRADED 变化无常的;善变的
  If you describe someone asfickle, 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 无常的;靠不住的
  If you say that something isfickle, 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。

英英释义

adj

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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！
• He is a fickle lover.
  他是个用情不专的爱人。
• 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。
• 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。
• The group has been notoriously fickle in the past.
  这伙人过去一直是出了名的善变。
• But they are also highly fickle.
  但他们也很浮躁。
• Gold and other commodities have fickle supply.
  黄金和其它大宗商品的供应很不稳定。
• Your fickle nature may cause jealousy.
  你的浮躁善变会引起嫉妒；
• Destiny is a fickle bitch!
  命运是个反复无常的婊子！