| 词汇 | timidly |
| 释义 | timidly adverb uk /ˈtɪm.ɪd.li/ us /ˈtɪm.ɪd.li/ in a shy or nervous way: 羞怯地;胆小地，胆怯地 "Um, excuse me," he said timidly.“嗯，对不起，”他胆怯地说。 People peered timidly from their windows to assess the damage.人们从自家窗户胆怯地凝视着评估损失。 See timid His companion timidly raised his hand for permission to speak. Someone touched his elbow so timidly that he thought it had been accidental. "What is your husband's business?" Mrs. Tylor asked timidly. Cowardly be afraid of your own shadowidiom bottle bottle out chicken chicken out cravenness fainthearted gutless lily-livered pantywaist spinelessly spinelessness timid timidity timorous unheroic weak-kneed wimp wimp out wimpy Examples of timidlytimidly So the opposition timidly makes concession after concession, while seeking shelter in anonymity. Why does she ask 'timidly'? If you are going to exercise it timidly, hesitatingly, and ineffectively you will not even then avoid friction with neutrals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It then pondered whether to recommend reform, but timidly retreated from the fray. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some instances, relatives brought complaints rather timidly but had their cases upheld. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a good thing that, however timidly, we are now attempting to deal with this problem. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Some yards have made progress on this matter timidly and slowly, but there is still an attitude in the industry of "them"and"us". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were distant days, when we talked of things tentatively and timidly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact that he dealt so timidly with the previous amendment makes his performance on this one even more disgraceful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Either we take a risk and innovate, as with carbon fibres, or timidly we opt out of the lead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It must look friendly and encouraging to someone who may be coming timidly for the first time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We proceed slowly and timidly in this form of contribution towards output. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even the simple possibilities of wind farms are only timidly touched upon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The answer is far too little, far too timidly. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Shortcomings in management are highlighted, but also, timidly, in our opinion, the causes are mentioned. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English See all examples of timidly These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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