| 单词 | shy |
| 释义 | adjectiveverb🔑 shyBrE /ʃaɪ/ NAmE /ʃaɪ/ adjective (shyer , shy·est ) 🔑 (of people 人) nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people 羞怯的；腼腆的；怕生的SYN timid◆ a quiet , shy man 不大说话、腼腆的人◆ Don't be shy —come and say hello . 别害羞，过来问个好。◆ She was too shy to ask anyone for help . 她太腼腆，不愿向任何人求助。◆ As a teenager I was painfully shy . 我十几岁的时候腼腆得很。◆ She's very shy with adults . 她在大人面前很拘束。🔑 showing that sb is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people 显得腼腆的；看着羞怯的◆ a shy smile 腼腆的微笑(of animals 动物) easily frightened and not willing to come near people 怕人的；易受惊的；胆小的◆ The panda is a shy creature . 熊猫是一种胆小的动物。[not before noun ]~of /about (doing ) sth afraid of doing sth or being involved in sth 害怕（做）；对（做）…心怀顾忌◆ The band has never been shy of publicity . 这支乐队一向不惮招摇。◆ He disliked her and had never been shy of saying so . 他不喜欢她，而且从来不忌讳说出来。[not before noun ]~ (of sth )(informal , especiallyNAmE ) lacking the amount that is needed 欠缺；不足；未达到；不够◆ He died before Christmas , only a month shy of his 90th birthday . 他在圣诞节前去世了，仅差一个月就满 90 岁。◆ We are still two players shy (of a full team ).我们还缺两名队员（凑成一支队）。-shy (in compounds 构成复合词) avoiding or not liking the thing mentioned 躲避（或不喜欢）…的◆ camera -shy (= not liking to be photographed )不爱照相◆ He's always been work -shy . 他总是躲避工作。▸ shyly BrE /ˈʃaɪli/ NAmE /ˈʃaɪli/ adverb ▸ shy·ness noun [U ] ● fight ˈshy of sth /of doing sth to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth , and to try to avoid it 不愿接受（或做）某事；回避；躲避◆ Successive governments have fought shy of such measures . 一届接一届政府均不愿采取这些措施。● ˌonce ˈbitten , ˌtwice ˈshy (saying ) after an unpleasant experience you are careful to avoid sth similar 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳🔑 shyBrE /ʃaɪ/ NAmE /ʃaɪ/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they shy BrE /ʃaɪ/ NAmE /ʃaɪ/ present simple - he / she / it shies BrE /ʃaɪz/ NAmE /ʃaɪz/ past simple shied BrE /ʃaɪd/ NAmE /ʃaɪd/ past participle shied BrE /ʃaɪd/ NAmE /ʃaɪd/ -ing form shying BrE /ˈʃaɪɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈʃaɪɪŋ/ [I ]~ (at sth )(especially of a horse 尤指马) to turn away with a sudden movement because it is afraid or surprised 被吓退；被惊走◆ My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise . 这陌生的声音把我的马惊跑了。 ➡ see also coconut shy ● ˌshy aˈway (from sth )to avoid doing sth because you are nervous or frightened 畏避；回避；躲避；避免做◆ Hugh never shied away from his responsibilities . 该自己承担的责任，休从不回避。◆ The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story . 各家报纸纷纷退避，不敢调查详情。 |
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