shyness

1. ADJ-GRADED 害羞的;腼腆的;怕生的
   A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people.
   1. She was a shy, quiet-spoken girl...
      她是个害羞、说话轻声细语的女孩。
   2. 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。
   3. He is painfully shy of women.
      他见到女人就十分害羞。
2. 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.
   1. 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。
3. VERB (马)惊走，惊退
   When a horse shies, it moves away suddenly, because something has frightened it.
   1. 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。
4. 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.
5. PHRASE 竭力避开;尽量避免
   If you fight shy of something, you try very hard to avoid it.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
6. 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.
   1. ...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%...
      几近53％的中学辍学率
   2. He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.
      他在离 95 岁寿辰仅差两天时去世了。

1. Debilly had no Anglo-Saxon shyness about discussing money.
   在谈到钱时，德比利毫无英国式的羞涩。
2. There was a hint of schoolboy shyness in his explanation
   他的解释中带有一丝学生的羞涩。
3. Many believe it was his shyness and insecurity which let him down
   很多人认为是他的腼腆和缺乏安全感拖了他的后腿。
4. He was overcome by a sudden attack of shyness.
   他突然变得害羞起来。
5. Her shyness condemned her to a life of loneliness.
   她生性腼腆，这使得她的生活很孤独。
6. The teacher helped her break down her shyness.
   老师帮助她克服她的害羞弱点。
7. Shyness inhibited her from speaking.
   害羞使她怯于开口。
8. Shyness also comes from putting too much pressure on yourself to be interesting and impressive.
   羞涩也来自你给了自己太多的压力，比如你想要给别人留下风趣和深刻的印象。
9. Its the pressure to be like someone else that enhances social anxiety and shyness.
   模仿别人的压力会加剧社交焦虑感和羞涩。
10. So with that, lets discuss 12 ways to overcome shyness and social anxiety.
    所以，我们来看看下面这12个克服害羞和社交焦虑症的方法吧。
11. You can conquer your shyness if you really try.
    只要你去尝试，你一定可以克服你的羞怯。
12. Which attracted me was Schopenhauer's explanation of people's shyness associated with sex.
    其间我注意到了叔本华对于人面对性行为时的“害羞”情感所作的解释。
13. Shyness-her shyness, not mine-drew a silver veil between us.
    羞涩是她羞涩，不是我羞涩，在我们中间拉上了银色的帷幕。
14. His shyness thawed under her kindness.
    他的羞怯在她的亲切态度之下消失了。
15. He laughed with his odd mixture of superiority and shyness.
    他带着一种优越感和羞涩掺合在一起的奇怪神情笑了起来。
16. Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class.
    她终于成功地克服了上课时的羞怯。
17. By helpful kindness the teacher broke down the new girl's shyness.
    老师的善意帮助使那新来的女生克服了害羞。
18. Shouting English is very helpful conquering your shyness.
    大喊英语对克服你的羞怯心理很有帮助。
19. B.People's shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions.
    羞怯使他们过分关注他们的形象和行为。
20. After hearing what King said, the poor old man went away, flushed with shame and shyness.
    老人听了国王的话，面红耳赤的走了。
21. Her temporary shyness is due to her unfamiliarity with the environment.
    她暂时的害羞是因为对环境不熟悉。
22. That's why I need your help! I'm sure you can help me cure my shyness.
    这就是为什么我需要你的帮助，我相信你能帮我克服害羞。
23. Conquer your laziness and shyness.
    征服你的懒惰和害羞。
24. He gives me the creeps. I tried to overcome my shyness.
    我试图克服我的胆怯。
25. Besides my shyness, I honestly did not wish to bother you with my constant presence.
    除了我的羞怯外，我是真诚地不愿屡屡出现来打扰你。
26. I can't stand my shyness and laziness.
    我无法容忍我的羞怯和懒惰。
27. Often embarrassment or shyness prevents you from doing this, but that should not be a problem now.
    尴尬和羞涩经常会阻止你轻松讨论感情问题，但是今天这个问题将不存在。
28. I'm dying to get over my shyness!
    我渴望克服我的羞怯心理！
29. But there were lurking reasons and doubts, besides shyness and vanity, withholding him.
    但是除了羞怯和虚荣以外，还有一些潜在的原因和疑虑牵制着他。
30. While they both smiled I lowered my head in pride and shyness.
    当他们俩都笑了的时候，我骄傲而不好意思地低下了头。

noun

1. a feeling of fear of embarrassment