| 单词 | shy |
| 释义 | shy (ʃaɪ ) Word forms: shyer , shyest , shies , shying , shied 1. adjective B1+ A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet-spoken girl. She was a shy and retiring person off-stage. He is painfully shy of women. [+ of] Synonyms: timid, self-conscious, bashful, reserved shyly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] B2 The children smiled shyly. shyness uncountable noun Eventually he overcame his shyness. Synonyms: timidity, self-consciousness, bashfulness, modesty 2. adjective B2 If you are shy of doing 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. [+ of] Synonyms: cautious, wary, hesitant, suspicious 3. verb When a horse shies, it moves away suddenly, because something has frightened it. Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying. [VERB] Synonyms: recoil, flinch, draw back, start 4. once bitten, twice shy phrase 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. 5. to fight shy phrase [VERB inflects] If you fight shy of something, you try very hard to avoid it. It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by. Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections. 6. shy of phrase A number or amount that is just shy of another number or amount is just under it. ...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%. He died two days shy of his 95th birthday. Phrasal verbs: shy away from phrasal verb If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough. We frequently shy away from making decisions. [V P P v-ing/n] Alan doesn't shy away from controversy. [V P P -ing/n] -shy (-ʃaɪ ) combining form -shy is added to nouns to form adjectives which indicate that someone does not like a particular thing, and tries to avoid it. For example, someone who is camera-shy does not like having their photograph taken. ...camera-shy red deer. The publicity-shy singer spoke frankly in his first interview in three years. Idioms: once bitten, twice shy said to mean that a recent and unpleasant experience has made someone not want to get involved in similar situations in the future Once bitten, twice shy. You let people down by failing to pay your debts so now you'll have to raise money the old fashioned way. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: shy smile A shy smile as a youngster, but what's his mood this week? Times, Sunday Times Sometimes she has a nice shy smile and hello, and sometimes she's furtive, sly, but at least she'll nod hi to me. Times, Sunday Times Song over, a shy smile sneaks across her face. The Sun He hugged it to his chest with a shy smile. Times, Sunday Times If you are single, don't ignore that shy smile. The Sun She was also terribly shy, so it seems somewhat counterintuitive that right from the start, she set her sights on a showbiz career. Times, Sunday Times I was terribly shy and that was my safe place. Times, Sunday Times He was terribly shy, no self-confidence like the rest of us. Globe and Mail I was horribly, painfully, terribly shy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was terribly shy but very beautiful. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 腼腆的 Japanese: 内気な |
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