单词 | shy |
释义 | shy (verb) shy 7 ENTRIES FOUND: shy (adjective) shy (verb) coconut shy (noun) work-shy (adjective) bite (verb) fight (verb) once (adverb) 1 shy /ˈʃaɪ/ adjective shier or shyer /ˈʃajɚ/ ; shiest or shyest /ˈʃajəst/ 1 shy /ˈʃaɪ/ adjective shier or shyer /ˈʃajɚ/ ; shiest or shyest /ˈʃajəst/ Learner's definition of SHY [also more shy; most shy] 1 a : feeling nervous and uncomfortable about meeting and talking to people害羞的;腼腆的 a shy, quiet girl一个害羞安静的女孩 I was painfully shy as a teenager.我十几岁的时候非常腼腆。 She was too shy to ask for help.她太腼腆,不愿向人求助。 b : showing that you are nervous and uncomfortable about meeting and talking to people显得腼腆的;看着羞怯的 her shy manner她腼腆的举止 He gave her a shy smile.他冲她腼腆地微笑了一下。 2 : tending to avoid something because of nervousness, fear, dislike, etc.(因紧张、害怕、厌恶等)躲避的,回避的;怕做…的 publicity shy不愿在公众场合露面的 camera shy怕出镜的 — often + of He was never shy of controversy.他从来都不怕与人争论。 3 : hesitant about taking what you want or need犹豫的 Help yourself if you want more. Don't be shy.你还想要的话,就自己拿吧。不要犹豫。 4 of an animal : easily frightened : timid(动物)易受惊的,胆小的 animals that are nocturnal and shy夜间活动的胆小动物 5 chiefly US : having less than a full or expected amount or number : short不足的;不够的 We were shy about 10 dollars.我们差大约10美元。 — usually + of He was two weeks shy of his 19th birthday when he joined the army.他参军时离19岁生日仅差两周。 The ball stopped just a few inches shy of the hole.球离洞口仅差几英寸时停住了。 He's three credits shy of his bachelor's degree.他还差三个学分才能拿到学士学位。 fight shy of British : to try to avoid something躲避;回避 She has always fought shy of publicity.她一直躲避公众的关注。 once bitten, twice shy — see 1bite — shyly adverb He answered/smiled shyly.他腼腆地回答/微笑了。 — shyness noun [noncount] 2 shy /ˈʃaɪ/ verb shies; shied; shying 2 shy /ˈʃaɪ/ verb shies; shied; shying Learner's definition of SHY [no object] : to move away from something because of fear吓退;被惊走 The horse shied when the gun went off.枪响时,马受惊跑开了。 shy from (US) [phrasal verb] or shy away from shy from (something) (US) or shy away from (something) : to try to avoid (something) because of nervousness, fear, dislike, etc.(因紧张、害怕、厌恶等)躲避,避免,回避 They never shied from publicity.他们从不回避公众的关注。 She shies away from making any predictions.她避免做出任何预测。 He shied away from discussing his divorce.他避而不谈自己离婚的事。 |
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