ADJ-GRADED 害羞的;腼腆的;怕生的 A shy person 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。
ADJ-GRADED 犹豫的;不情愿的;害怕的;有所顾忌的 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. 在管理学校方面,你应该毫无顾忌地发表你的意见。
VERB (马)惊走,惊退 When a horse shies, 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。
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 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... 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。
PREP-PHRASE 未达到;欠缺;不足;不够 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%... 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。
Sometimes a daring little fish slips between my fingers, and often a pond-lily presses shyly against my hand. 有时候,一条勇敢的小鱼会从我的手指间滑过,而睡莲则害羞地挤压着我的手掌。
Said the widow, smiling shyly. 这寡妇含着害羞的微笑说。
'Anne,' he said shyly, 'why don't you say you're sorry? 安妮,他有些难为情地说道,你为什么不肯道歉呢?
The girl glanced shyly at the stranger. 那女孩羞怯地看了陌生人一眼。
Sitting there like an ignorant baby, I was shyly, uneasily and in silence. 我就像是一个不识字的婴儿,诚惶诚恐,一言不发,有点羞涩地坐在那儿。
Cody smiled shyly, gripping my hand for dear life. 科迪腼腆地微笑着,紧紧地抓住我的手。
Wade, encouraged by his stepfather's generosity, came shyly toward him. 韦德从继父的慷慨中得到了鼓励,羞涩地走到他跟前。
When you are afraid, you may look down shyly. 当你害怕时,你也许会害羞地往下看。
I waited, shyly, for the meal to take its effect on my companion. 我羞怯地等待着这顿饭对我的同伴发挥效果。
The girl leaned shyly against his shoulder. 女孩腼腆地靠在他的肩上。
She glance shyly at him and then lowered her eyes. 她羞怯地偷看了他一下,随即垂下眼帘。
Along the banks of the river you can glimpse wild ducks peeping shyly from the undergrowth. 在长长的河岸边,你可以看到成群的野鸭和那些生活在灌木丛里的羞怯的小动物。
His son smiled somewhat shyly, averted his eyes and replied softly," Me too, Dad. " 他儿子有点儿害羞地笑了,挪开视线,轻声说道:“我也是,爸爸!”
Yeah,@ he said shyly.@ Well, last week, I wrote to her again. 不,他羞怯地说。嗯,上星期,我又给她写信了。
Down in the kitchen the old woman Filomena brought him his coffee and shyly bid him a good-bye. 在楼下厨房里,那个叫作斐洛必娜的老太婆给他端来了咖啡,并祝他一路平安。
She smiled shyly, because she knew she would have the last laugh on them. 她羞涩地微笑着,因为她深知她最后会胜过他们。
I was feeling nervous, nevertheless, I managed to shyly ask her phone number. 不过,我还是很羞涩地设法要了电话她的电话号码。
″ Oh, yes, Mr. Lincoln, ″ she said shyly. 哦,是的,林肯先生,她羞怯地说。
She smiled shyly at him. She faced away to hide her blushes. 她羞怯地向他微笑。她把脸躲开以掩饰羞怯。
The young man blushed and smiled shyly yet again, turning his clear eyes away. 后生红着脸又憨憨地笑了,清澈的大眼躲着他。
Kevin and Ashley smiled shyly at each other. 凯文和阿什利都冲着对方羞涩地微笑。
The time you shyly accepted my pursuit, I was so happy that I made the first historic step& kissing your lips. 你羞涩地接受了我的追求,我是如此高兴以致于忘形地迈出了具有历史意义的一步,亲了你的双唇。
How you shyly placed your eyes on me Oh, did you ever know? 那样羞涩地注视着我你可曾知道。
She smiled shyly as she felt all the eyes were fixed on her. 当她发觉所有的眼睛都在盯着她时,她羞怯地微笑了。
The man smiled shyly and nodded at her. 这个男子腼腆地笑着向她点头问好。
How U shyly placed Ur eyes on me! 你是如此羞涩地凝视着我!
Matthew turned shyly to speak to the child. 马修讪讪地转过身去面对那孩子。