Everyone I talked to in the company seemed a little gun-shy, perhaps fearing that I was yet another snide reporter.

公司里同我交谈过的人看上去都有一些提心吊胆，也许担心我是又一位用心险恶的记者。

The electric-power industry is gun-shy about building more large plants.

电力行业对新建大型电厂十分谨慎。