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词汇 shy
释义

shy

/ʃaɪ/

shy 1

(比较级: shier, shyer; 最高级: shiest, shyest)

adj.

Easily scared away; limited, as an animal.

易受惊的;胆小的(如兽类)。

Bashful; sensitive.

怕羞的;易感的。

a shy girl

怕羞的少女。

Cautious; wary.

当心的;机警的。

The stranger was shy of questions.

那位陌生人对别人的问话有戒心。

The boatmen were shy of rapids.

船夫对急流不敢掉以轻心。

Short; lacking.

【俚】短少的;缺少的。

shy of money

钱不够。

The supply is rather shy.

供给相当缺乏。

(过去式: shied; 过去完成式: shied; 现在进行式: shying)

v.i.

To start suddenly aside from fear: said usually of a horse.

惊跳(常指马而言)。

The horse shied.

马儿惊跳。

To turn away.

离去;掉头不顾。

The people shied at his new plan.

民众对他的新计划掉头不顾。

phrases

shy away from

退避。

(复数: shies)

n.

The act of starting aside from fear; a sudden start, esp. one made by a horse.

惊避;惊跳(尤指马之受惊)。

phrases

fight shy of

畏避;避开。

cf.

To be shy is to be reserved and uneasy in the company of others, and to conceal one's real personality behind a manner often entirely different from the natural one.

Shy 指在人前之举止不自然,与自身真正之品性,往往完全不相同。

To be diffident is to suffer so much from distrust of oneself as to lack confidence to undertake work within one's ability to perform.

Diffident 指极端不信任一己之能力,因此对自己有能力做的事也缺乏信心。

To be bashful is to shrink from the notice of others in an awkward or timid manner.

Bashful 指局促不安地避免他人之注意。

To be modest is to have suitable self-confidence, and to be at ease, although not obtrusive, with others.

Modest 指具有适度之自信力,不冒失而态度泰然。

derivatives

adv. shyly. n. shyness.

synonyms

diffident, bashful, modest.

shy 2

(过去式: shied; 过去完成式: shied; 现在进行式: shying)

v.t.

To throw with a jerk; fling, as a stone.

投;掷(石头)。

Boys are shying stones over the surface of the water.

男孩子们投石于水面。

v.i.

To throw a stone, brick, or the like, with a jerk.

投掷;乱丢。

n.

A throw; a fling.

投;掷。

A try; an attempt.

【俚】试验;尝试。

phrases

have a shy at

尝试。

Once bitten, twice shy.

【谚】一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。

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