- gun-shy (about something/about doing something) (especially North American English)
very careful or anxious about doing something, because of a previous bad experience 开枪害羞: 由于以前的不良经历,对做某事非常谨慎或焦虑Since last summer, Horace has been gun-shy about swimming in the lake. 自去年夏天以来,霍勒斯一直不敢在湖里游泳。
- (especially of a dog)
nervous and scared at the sound of a gunshot 开枪害羞: 枪声中感到紧张和害怕