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TOEFL BNC: 5301 COCA: 4407
shy
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adjective /ʃaɪ/
adjectiveshy
comparativeshier
superlativeshiest
  1. 1
    nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people who you do not know （尤指在陌生人面前）羞怯的，胆怯的，腼腆的

    Archie was shy and awkward. 阿奇既羞怯又笨拙。

    I'd love to meet her but I'm too shy to introduce myself. 我想认识她，但我害羞得不敢介绍自己。

     Synonyms and related words
    Not confident or shy and easily embarrassed: shy, uncertain, retiring...
    1. a.
      shy behaviour shows that someone is nervous or not confident （行为）腼腆的，羞涩的，羞怯的

      a shy grin 羞涩的微笑

      He gave Joanna a quick shy glance. 他羞怯地瞥了乔安娜一眼。

       Synonyms and related words
      Not confident or shy and easily embarrassed: shy, uncertain, retiring...
  2. 2
    not willing to do or be involved in something because it makes you feel nervous or embarrassed 迟疑的；畏怯的
    shy about/of :

    He is very shy about singing in public. 他羞于在众人面前唱歌。

     Synonyms and related words
    Not confident or shy and easily embarrassed: shy, uncertain, retiring...
  3. 3
    a shy animal is afraid of people and tries to hide from them （动物）怕人的，易受惊的
     Synonyms and related words
    Words used to describe animals: amphibious, androgynous, anthropoid...

derived words

shyly

adverb

Kevin and Ashley smiled shyly at each other. 凯文和阿什利都冲着对方羞涩地微笑。

 Synonyms and related words
Not confident or shy and easily embarrassed: shy, uncertain, retiring...

shyness

noun [U]
 Synonyms and related words
Not confident or shy and easily embarrassed: shy, uncertain, retiring...
See also
shy
verb /ʃaɪ/
present tense
I/you/we/theyshy
he/she/itshies
present participleshying
past tenseshied
past participleshied
  1. if a horse shies, it moves suddenly away from something because it is afraid （马）受惊，惊跳
     Synonyms and related words
    Animal behaviour: beach, bite, bite...

phrasal verbs

TOEFL BNC: 5301 COCA: 4407
shy

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤violently猛地驚退PREPOSITION➤at因⋯而驚退◇Her horse shied violently at a gorse bush.金雀花叢把她的馬驚得猛然後退。
shy

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound害羞；感到害羞；看起來羞怯；似乎難為情；聽起來腼腆◇Please don't be shy－I won't eat you!別那麼害羞，我又不會吃了你！➤become, get, grow變得腼腆ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常害羞▸➤desperately, excessively, painfully, terribly極其害羞；特別難為情◇As a teenager I was painfully shy.我十幾歲時非常害羞。➤all害羞極了◇She went all shy and hid behind her mother.她變得非常害羞，躲到了媽媽身後。➤almost幾乎害臊▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些害羞▸➤naturally天生害羞◇He is a naturally shy, retiring man.他天生腼腆，不愛交際。➤chronically (especially BrE) 一直很害羞PREPOSITION➤around在⋯面前害羞◇She was terribly shy around strangers.有陌生人在的時候她特別害羞。➤of對⋯有戒心◇I was a little shy of them at first.一開始我對他們有點兒戒心。➤with對⋯有顧慮◇You don't have to be shy with me, you know.要知道你在我面前不必有顧慮。
TOEFL BNC: 5301 COCA: 4407
shy

adjective

  ➡ See also the entries for quiet 3 and solitary 另见quiet条第3义和solitary条shy ♦︎ insecure ♦︎ timid ♦︎ coy ♦︎ diffident ♦︎ inhibitedThese words all describe a person who is not confident or is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people. 这些词均表示羞怯的、腼腆的、拘谨的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆shy / insecure / timid / coy / diffident / inhibited about sth◆a shy / an insecure / a timid (young) man / woman / child◆a shy / timid girl / boy / creature / animal◆a shy / coy / diffident smile / manner■ shy (of a person) nervous or embarrassed about meeting or speaking to other people; showing this; (of animals) easily frightened and not willing to come near people （人）腼腆的，羞怯的；（动物）易受惊的，胆小的◆Don't be shy－come and say hello.别害羞－过来打个招呼。◆He gave a shy little smile.他腼腆地微笑了一下。◆The panda is a shy creature.熊猫是一种胆小的动物。▸ shyly

adverb

◆She smiled shyly.她羞怯地微笑了一下。▸ shyness

noun

 [uncountable] ◆He tried to overcome his shyness.他努力克服自己腼腆的毛病。■ insecure ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r); NAmE ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrnot confident about yourself or your relationships with other people 缺乏信心的；无把握的◆He's very insecure about his appearance.他对自己的长相非常缺乏信心。OPP confident ⇨ confident ▸ insecurity ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərəti; NAmE ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrəti

noun

 [uncountable, countable, usually plural] ◆feelings of insecurity不安全感◆We all have our fears and insecurities.我们都有各自的恐惧和不安全感。■ timid ˈtɪmɪd (especially written) (of people or animals) shy and nervous （人或动物）羞怯的，胆怯的，缺乏勇气的◆I was too timid to ask anyone.我不好意思去问任何人。◆They're pretty timid creatures who will run away at the slightest noise.这些动物很胆小，听到一点儿动静就会逃走。OPP bold ⇨ bold ■ coy shy or pretending to be shy and innocent, especially about love and sex, sometimes in order to make people more interested in you （尤指对爱情或性爱）羞答答的，假装害羞无知的，故作忸怩的◆She gave him a coy smile.她羞答答地对他笑了笑。■ diffident ˈdɪfɪdənt (especially written) not having much confidence in yourself; not wanting to talk about yourself 缺乏自信的；羞怯的；不愿谈及自己的◆He was modest and diffident about his own success.他很谦虚，不愿谈及自己的成功。◆Greg was the quiet, diffident type.格雷格是那种文静、羞怯型的人。▸ diffidence

noun

 [uncountable] ◆She overcame her natural diffidence and spoke with great frankness.她克服了生性胆怯的毛病，非常坦率地说出了自己的想法。■ inhibited ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd unable to relax or express your feelings in a natural way 拘束的；拘谨的◆Boys are often more inhibited than girls about discussing their problems.男孩子往往不如女孩子敢于谈论自己的问题。 OPP uninhibited ⇨ sociable ▸ inhibition ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃn, ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃn

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆The children were shy at first, but soon lost their inhibitions.孩子们起初很羞涩，但很快就不拘谨了。

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