| 词汇 | shy |
| 释义 | shy adjective uk /ʃaɪ/ us /ʃaɪ/ shyadjective (NERVOUS)B1shyer | shyest nervous and uncomfortable with other people: 害羞的，羞怯的 He was too shy to ask her to dance with him.他太害羞了，不敢邀请她跳舞。 She gave a shy smile.她害羞地笑了一下。 Children are often shy of/with people they don't know.孩子们和不认识的人在一起时常常会害羞。 The deer were shy (= unwilling to be near people) and hid behind some trees.那些鹿害怕人，都藏在树后。 Underneath that shy exterior, she's actually a very warm person.在羞涩的外表下，她其实是个非常热心的女孩。 Tom is very extrovert and confident while Katy's shy and quiet.汤姆性格外向，非常自信，而凯蒂却羞涩文静。 He was shy and unassuming and not at all how you expect an actor to be.他腼腆低调，一点儿也不像你想象中的演员的样子。 Paulo's very shy - he needs bringing out.保罗很腼腆——他需要更自信些才好。 Suddenly shy, our young daughter burrowed her head into my shoulder.我们的小女儿突然感到害羞了，将头靠在我的肩膀上。 Shy and modest aw shucks backward bashful bashfully bashfulness humility inadequacy inadequate indoorsiness indoorsy reticence reticently retiring self-conscious self-consciously shyly shyness unassuming wallflower withdrawn shyadjective (LESS)[ after noun ] less than: 不足的，缺乏的 We're only $100 shy of the total amount.我们离总数只差100美元了。 Lacking things bankrupt bankruptcy be hard up (for something)idiom bereft chronic disease hour if it wasn't/weren't forphrase in someone's hour of needidiom inappeasable lack minus scrape scrape the bottom of the barrelidiom scream scream (out) for somethingidiom shortage skimpily starve starve someone/something of something starved You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Scarce, inadequate and not enough shy verb uk /ʃaɪ/ us /ʃaɪ/ shyverb (HORSES)[ I ] (of a horse) to suddenly move sideways or backwards, especially because of fear: （马）受惊，惊退 The horse shied at the fence.马在栅栏前惊退。 There's a lot of traffic on the road - I'm sure my horse is going to shy.路上交通很拥挤——我敢肯定我的马会受惊。 Animal (non-human) behaviour accidental apex predator beg behave behaviour behavioural science claw fawn gambol homing housebroken migrate monogamous monogamously monogamy murmuration nocturnal ravening scent soar shyverb (THROW)[ Tusually+ adv/prep ]old-fashionedinformal to throw something suddenly, often in a sideways movement: （常指向一侧）投掷，扔 Two small boys were shying stones at a tree.两个小男孩在朝一棵树扔石头。 Throwing arm cannon cast fling heave hurl outpitch overhand peg precipitate sidearm sling stone thread throw throw something in toss underarm underhand unseat Phrasal verbshy away from something -shy suffix uk / -ʃaɪ/ us / -ʃaɪ/ avoiding or not liking the thing mentioned: 讨厌…的;避开…的 camera-shy怯镜头的 work-shy怕工作的 Not liking abhor abide abominate anti-American anti-British civil cup cut deplore despise detest disdain disdainful go off misanthropically non-fan not be someone's cup of teaidiom not go much on somethingidiom not have a civil word to say about someoneidiom tire shy | American Dictionaryshy adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/ʃɑɪ/comparativeshyer | superlativeshyest uncomfortable with other people and unwilling to talk to them: He was too shy to ask her to dance with him. shylyadverbus/ˈʃɑɪ·li/ She smiled shyly. shynessnoun[ U ]us/ˈʃɑɪ·nəs/ They have no shyness about telling you what they think. Idiomsshy away from something shy of something shy verb[ I ] us/ʃɑɪ/ (of a horse) to move back suddenly, esp. from fear or surprise. Examples of shyshy Another very deviant child was surly and extremely resistant as an accompaniment to her fearful, shy behavior. The behavioral descriptors included a child who was: cooperative, a leader, shy, disruptive, and a fighter. The primary health care philosophy and approach offer us such a framework, and we should not be shy about proclaiming its relevance. Similarly, if unsure whether their agreements would be enforced, rights respected and wrongs redressed, they would shy away from engaging in many worthwhile activities. For this reason, even in his most learned works, he fought shy of too many footnotes or citations that draw attention to themselves. It merely means that she shies away from immediate military action while her current demand stands. Many students explained that they consciously shied away from taking on an interactive role. Coded: 1, very reluctant or fearful; 2, shy; 3, warms up to tester; 4, immediately friendly. Partly because of the subject's political sensitivity, many scholars shy away from it. For instance, a youth who is generally perceived as quiet and withdrawn may similarly think of himself as shy. He appears at one point to gesture towards the theoretical framework of structuralism, only to shy away from it. The neonatologist must not shy away from the imponderable; instead the neonatologist must face each case, welcome its challenge, and face the uncertainty. Just because questions are connected to power, doesn't mean that we should shy away from them. Three men said they were too shy to have the examination done. This interdisciplinary nature enriches the field, yet paradoxically educators as a result do not view themselves as expert and therefore shy away from pedagogical discussion. See all examples of shy These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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