- gun-shy (about something/about doing something) (especially North American English)
very careful or anxious about doing something, because of a previous bad experience Since last summer, Horace has been gun-shy about swimming in the lake. 自去年夏天以来，霍勒斯（Horace）对在湖里游泳一直持保守态度。
- (especially of a dog)
nervous and scared at the sound of a gunshot