shy
英 [ʃaɪ]
美 [ʃaɪ]
adj. 羞怯的; 腼腆的; 怕生的; 显得腼腆的; 看着羞怯的; 怕人的; 易受惊的; 胆小的
v. 被吓退; 被惊走
n. 投掷; (马)惊退; 惊逸; 投扔; 乱丢
过去式:shied 过去分词:shied 现在分词:shying 第三人称单数:shies 比较级:shyer 最高级:shyest
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5301 / COCA.4407
短语动词
shy away from
1. (因害怕或信心不足而)回避,躲避,避免
短语用例
shy away (from sth)
- 畏避;回避;躲避;避免做
to avoid doing sth because you are nervous or frightened- a quiet, shy man
腼腆、不大说话的人 - 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。
- a quiet, shy man
习惯用语
adj.
- fight shy of sth/of doing sth
- 不愿接受(或做)某事;回避;躲避
to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth, and to try to avoid it - Successive governments have fought shy of such measures.
一届接一届政府均不愿采取这些措施。 once bitten, twice shy - 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
after an unpleasant experience you are careful to avoid sth similar
牛津词典
adj.
- 羞怯的;腼腆的;怕生的
nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people- a quiet, shy man
腼腆、不大说话的人 - 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。
- a quiet, shy man
- 显得腼腆的;看着羞怯的
showing that sb is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people- a shy smile
腼腆的微笑
- a shy smile
- 怕人的;易受惊的;胆小的
easily frightened and not willing to come near people- The panda is a shy creature.
熊猫是一种胆小的动物。
- The panda is a shy creature.
- 害怕(做);对(做)…心怀顾忌
afraid of doing sth or being involved in sth- 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。
- The band has never been shy of publicity.
- 欠缺;不足;未达到;不够
lacking the amount that is needed- 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).
(凑成一支队)我们还缺两名队员。
- He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday.
- 躲避(或不喜欢)…的
avoiding or not liking the thing mentioned- camera-shy (= not liking to be photographed)
不爱照相 - He's always been work-shy.
他总是躲避工作。
- camera-shy (= not liking to be photographed)
verb
- 被吓退;被惊走
to turn away with a sudden movement because it is afraid or surprised- My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise.
这陌生的声音把我的马惊了。
- My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 害羞的;腼腆的;怕生的
Ashyperson is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people.- She was a shy, quiet-spoken girl...
她是个害羞、说话轻声细语的女孩。 - She was a shy and retiring person off-stage...
她在现实生活中是个腼腆而且不善社交的人。 - He is painfully shy of women.
他见到女人就十分害羞。
- She was a shy, quiet-spoken girl...
- ADJ-GRADED 犹豫的;不情愿的;害怕的;有所顾忌的
If you areshy ofdoing something, you are unwilling to do it because you are afraid of what might happen.- You should not be shy of having your say in the running of the school.
在管理学校方面,你应该毫无顾忌地发表你的意见。
- You should not be shy of having your say in the running of the school.
- VERB (马)惊走,惊退
When a horseshies, it moves away suddenly, because something has frightened it.- Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.
风一吹来,火星四溅,卢埃林的种马惊跳起来。
- Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.
- 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳;一回吃亏两回学乖
You say 'once bitten, twice shy' when you want to indicate that someone will not do something a second time because they had a bad experience the first time they did it. - PHRASE 竭力避开;尽量避免
If youfight shy ofsomething, you try very hard to avoid it.- It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by...
一边对做宣传避之不及,一边又抱怨赞助人与我们擦身而过,这样做是没有用的。 - Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections.
迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。
- It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by...
- PREP-PHRASE 未达到;欠缺;不足;不够
A number or amount that is justshy ofanother number or amount is just under it.- ...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%...
几近53%的中学辍学率 - He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.
他在离 95 岁寿辰仅差两天时去世了。
- ...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%...
英英释义
noun
- a quick throw
- he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
verb
- throw quickly
- start suddenly, as from fright
adj
- wary and distrustful
- shy of strangers
- lacking self-confidence
- stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
- problems that call for bold not timid responses
- a very unsure young man
双语例句
- Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.
风一吹来,火星四溅,卢埃林的种马惊跳起来。 - Alan doesn't shy away from controversy.
艾伦不回避争议。 - You should not be shy of having your say in the running of the school.
在管理学校方面,你应该毫无顾忌地发表你的意见。 - It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by
一边对做宣传避之不及,一边又抱怨赞助人与我们擦身而过,这样做是没有用的。 - He was a shy, sometimes unhappy man
他是一个腼腆的人,有时候还很忧郁。 - The child is shy and doesn't like to greet people.
这孩子腼腆,不爱叫人。 - Shy film stars dodge cameras.
胆怯的影星不敢正对摄影机。 - We frequently shy away from making decisions
我们常常害怕作出决定。 - She played the role of a meek, innocent, shy girl. I don't know who she was trying to kid
她装作一个温顺、天真、害羞的女孩。真不知道她想骗谁。 - She had a sort of breakdown some years ago, and since then she has been very shy
几年前她得了神经衰弱,自那以后就变得十分腼腆。