mercurial

US [mərˈkjʊriəl]
UK [mɜː(r)ˈkjʊəriəl]
  • adj.多变的；变幻莫测的；活泼的；机智的
  • n.汞制剂
  • Web水星；善变的；幽鬼
Plural Form：mercurials  

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mercurial
adj.
1.
多变的；变幻莫测的often changing or reacting in a way that is unexpected
Emily's mercurial temperament made her difficult to live with.
埃米莉脾气反复无常，很难与她相处。
2.
活泼的；机智的lively and quick
a brilliant, mercurial mind
敏捷而富有才智的头脑
3.
含水银的；水银的containing mercury

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AllAll,多变的多变的,变幻莫测的变幻莫测的,活泼的活泼的,机智的机智的,汞制剂汞制剂,水星水星,善变的善变的,幽鬼幽鬼
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1.
But he also tends to be forgetful, and is often tardy and mercurial.
但是他很健忘，动作老是慢一拍，脾气也反复无常。
dàn shì tā hěn jiàn wàng , dòng zuò lǎo shì màn yī pāi , pí qi yě fǎn fù wú cháng 。
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2.
As shown in this example output, Mercurial refers to all changes that are associated with a single commit as a changeset.
如示例输出所示，Mercurial把与一次提交相关联的所有更改称为更改集。
rú shì lì shū chū suǒ shì , Mercurial bǎ yǔ yī cì tí jiāo xiāng guān lián de suǒ yǒu gēng gǎi chēng wéi gēng gǎi jí 。
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3.
At a first glance, people might think he looked a senator, it did not take them long to discover how mercurial he was.
乍眼一看，他就象是一个参议员，然而人们不久就会发现他性格是多么的反复无常。
zhà yǎn yī kàn , tā jiù xiàng shì yī gè cān yì yuán , rán ér rén men bù jiǔ jiù huì fā xiàn tā xìng gé shì duō me de fǎn fù wú cháng 。
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4.
Mercurial and unpredictable, he was the kind of man who could only be explained by Pushkin or Tolstoy, if by anyone at all.
他反复无常，令人捉摸不透，是那种只能由普希金或托尔斯泰来解释的人，如果有人能够解释他的话。
tā fǎn fù wú cháng , lìng rén zhuō mō bù tòu , shì nà zhǒng zhǐ néng yóu pǔ xī jīn huò tuō ěr sī tài lái jiě shì de rén , rú guǒ yǒu rén néng gòu jiě shì tā de huà 。
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5.
Mercurial's documentation tends to be more complete and easier for novices to read.
Hg的文档相比起来更完善，对新手来说也更容易阅读。
Hg de wén dàng xiāng bǐ qǐ lái gèng wán shàn , duì xīn shǒu lái shuō yě gèng róng yì yuè dú 。
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6.
Apple's mercurial CEO is well-known for running the company like a ruthless dictator, on a level of secrecy comparable to the CIA.
苹果善变的CEO以象个独裁者一样执掌公司而闻名，其保密程度堪比CIA。
píng guǒ shàn biàn de CEO yǐ xiàng gè dú cái zhě yí yàng zhí zhǎng gōng sī ér wén míng , qí bǎo mì chéng dù kān bǐ CIA 。
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7.
When he arrived, mercurial vapor, John went straight to the bank.
约翰一到就直接去银行了。
yuē hàn yī dào jiù zhí jiē qù yín háng le 。
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8.
It was a feat reflective of what has been surprisingly consistent play from perhaps the league's most mercurial player.
这就是这位或许是联盟中最灵活的摇摆人最近令人惊讶地稳健表现的其中一个反应吧。
zhè jiù shì zhè wèi huò xǔ shì lián méng zhōng zuì líng huó de yáo bǎi rén zuì jìn lìng rén jīng yà de wěn jiàn biǎo xiàn de qí zhōng yī gè fǎn yìng ba 。
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In a purported email exchange published by a gossip blog, famously mercurial CEO Steve Jobs told an innocent journalism student to buzz off.
在一份由八卦博客公布的来往邮件中，以善变著称的苹果CEO史蒂夫·乔布斯要一名无辜的新闻系学生走开。
zài yī fèn yóu bā guà bó kè gōng bù de lái wǎng yóu jiàn zhōng , yǐ shàn biàn zhù chēng de píng guǒ CEO shǐ dì fū · qiáo bù sī yào yī míng wú gū de xīn wén xì xué shēng zǒu kāi 。
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Ms. Hung has had a mercurial career across various fields in both business and media and not all her projects have panned out.
洪女士在商业和媒体的多个领域均有涉足，但并不是每次尝试都一帆风顺。
hóng nǚ shì zài shāng yè hé méi tǐ de duō gè lǐng yù jūn yǒu shè zú , dàn bìng bú shì měi cì cháng shì dōu yì fān fēng shùn 。
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