单词详解

  adj.

A. 怕羞的，羞怯的，腼腆的 [(+of)] (lacking self-confidence)
He was too shy to talk to anyone at the party. 在晚会上他很腼腆，没有和任何人讲话。

The shy girl was afraid to contradict. 这个害羞的女孩不敢提出反驳意见。

He is quite a shy person. It would be difficult to make friends.

他是一个非常害羞的人。那对交上朋友会有困难。

B. 易受惊的，胆小的 [(+of)] (easily startled or frightened)
A panda is a shy animal. 大熊猫是一种易受惊的动物。

相关词组

1. shy away from 回避，退缩；躲避

  It is impossible for him to shy away from the problems.

他要避开这些问题是不可能的。

2. shy of 对……有顾虑；对……畏缩

  He is shy of the strangers. 他对陌生人很害羞。

3. fight shy of 回避，躲避；避免与……正面接触(或交锋) [口语]回避，避免(某人、某事物、做某事)；逃避，回避，与……不接触 

We must not fight shy of hard work. 我们不应回避艰苦的工作。

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比较级：shier/shyer

最高级：shiest/shyest

副词：shyly