shy
adj
verb
noun
ʃaɪ
adj
1
nervous
and
embarrassed
about
meeting
and
speaking
to
other
people,
especially
people
you
do
not
know
羞怯的，腼腆的〔尤指在陌生人面前〕
BrE
He
was
a
quiet,
shy
man.
他是个话不多、害羞的男人。
[+
with
]
She
was
very
shy
with
strangers.
她在陌生人面前很害羞。
a
shy
smile
羞怯的微笑
As
a
teenager
I
was
painfully
shy
(=extremely
shy)
.
我十几岁时害羞得很。
shy
to
do
sth
He
was
too
shy
to
come
sit
by
me
in
class.
他胆子太小，上课都不敢过来坐在我身边。
go
all
shy
Oh,
have
you
gone
all
shy,
Jenny?
噢，詹妮，你害羞啦？
2
sb is not shy about (doing) sth
used
to
emphasize
that
someone
is
very
willing
to
do
something
or
get
involved
with
something
某人很愿意做某事
John
has
strong
opinions
and
he’s
not
shy
about
sharing
them.
约翰有鲜明的观点，他也不忌讳说出来。
3
unwilling
to
do
something
or
get
involved
in
something
不愿意的
be
shy
about/of
(doing)
sth
Employees
are
urged
not
to
be
shy
about
reporting
incidents
of
sexual
harassment.
员工被力劝对性骚扰事件不要羞于启齿。
4
be shy (of sth)
to
have
less
than
a
particular
amount
of
something
[尤美] 不足，未达到（…的）所需数量
especially AmE
The
Democrats
are
three
votes
shy
of
a
majority.
民主党离多数票还差三票。
Jessica
died
Monday.
She
was
one
week
shy
of
her
13th
birthday.
杰茜卡是星期一死的，还有一个星期就是她的十三岁生日了。
5
used
to
say
that
someone
does
not
like
something
and
therefore
tries
to
avoid
it
不喜欢…的，回避的
Although
publicity-shy
,
he
recently
agreed
to
be
interviewed.
虽然他不喜欢抛头露面，最近他还是同意接受采访。
6
shy
animals
get
frightened
easily
and
are
unwilling
to
come
near
people
〔动物〕易受惊的，不愿近人的，胆小的
Deer
are
shy
creatures
.
鹿是胆小的动物。
He
grinned
shyly.
他害羞地咧嘴一笑。
I
overcame
my
shyness
.
我克服了羞怯感。
7
similar
words
类似单词
timid
verb
8
if
a
horse
shies,
it
makes
a
sudden
movement
away
from
something
because
it
is
frightened
〔马〕惊退，惊跳
The
horse
shied,
throwing
Darrel
from
his
saddle.
那马惊跳起来，把达雷尔从马鞍上掀了下去。
9
to
avoid
doing
or
dealing
with
something
because
you
are
not
confident
enough
or
you
are
worried
or
nervous
about
it
〔因缺乏信心、担心或紧张而〕回避，避开
They
criticized
the
leadership,
but
shied
away
from
a
direct
challenge.
他们批评领导层，但是没有勇气当面质疑。
noun
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