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adj.腼腆的²⁴;胆怯的⁷;害羞的⁶⁹原型shy的现在分词副词shyly比较级shier/shyer最高级shiest/shyest名词shyer名词复数shies过去分词shied现在分词shying三单shies
adj.形容词
怕羞的,腼腆的timid and nervous in the presence of others; reserved 胆怯的of animals, birds, etc. unwilling to be seen or be near to humans; easily frightened 有戒心的,不喜欢…的wary or afraid of a person or an action 缺乏的,不足的lacking; short
v.动词
vi. 惊退,畏缩usually of a horse turn aside or hold back in fear or alarm
Noun:
a quick throw;he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
Adjective:
lacking self-confidence;stood in the doorway diffident and abashed problems that call for bold not timid responses a very unsure young man short;eleven is one shy of a dozen wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things;shy of strangers
Verb:
start suddenly, as from frightthrow quickly
adj.形容词
他并不怯于提建议。❌ He was not shy about offering suggestions. ✔️ He was not shy of offering suggestions. 析 be shy of是固定短语,表示“不好意思做某事”或“对…存有戒心”其中的介词不可用about代替。 这种动物人们不常见到,因为它是一种胆子极小的动物。❌ This animal is not often seen by man, as it is an extremely nervous creature. ✔️ This animal is not often seen by man, as it is an extremely shy creature. 析 指鸟类等“胆怯的”“易受惊的”通常用shy而不用nervous来形容。 直接源自晚期古英语的sceoh，意为羞怯的。
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词shy bird易受惊的鸟shy girl害羞的小女孩shy smile羞怯的微笑～+介词shy about不敢做…的,对…害羞的shy about singing不好意思唱歌shy of对…迟疑,畏缩,缺乏shy of funds资金不足shy of girls在女孩子面前很害羞shy of light怕光shy of speaking不敢多讲话shy of trying again不敢再试shy with woman和女人在一起怕羞用作动词 v.～+副词shy bashfully害羞地退缩～+副词+介词shy away from由于羞怯或恐惧等躲开或避开shy away from close friendships避免与人深交shy away from looking at sb不敢正视某人
用作形容词adj.fight shy of避开… avoid sb/sth; be unwilling to undertake (a task or confront sb) once bitten, twice shy一次被咬,下次胆小; 一次上当,下次小心,一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 after an unpleasant experience one is careful to avoid sth similar 用作动词v.
shy away from v.+adv.+prep.
由于羞怯或恐惧等躲开或避开 avoid or move away from sth/doing sth (usually because of shyness, fear, etc.) shy away from sth/v-ingShe's always shied away from close friendships.她总是避免与人深交。
The girl shied away from looking the strange man in the eye.这女孩很害羞,不敢正视那个陌生人。近义词 balkbuckshrinkv. back away反义词 brashbrazenfearlessobtrusiveadj. bold
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.Mary is a shy girl.玛丽是一个害羞的女孩。
She gave him a shy smile.她对他羞答答地笑了笑。
His low voice and shy look soon made him a favourite among his colleagues.他低低的嗓音和羞怯的表情很快使他成为受同事喜欢的人。
This young scholar is of a shy modesty and excessive fear of offence which often obscured his real worth.这位年轻的学者有着一种近乎羞怯的谦逊和过分害怕冒犯人的本性,这些都掩盖了他的真正价值。
Just before the night fell, there was a shy knock on the door.就在夜幕降临之前,传来一声轻轻的敲门声。
用作表语
S+be+～The little girl blazed shy.这个小女孩满脸的羞涩。
Many of the 18 contestants were looking a little shy.那18位竞争者大多数看上去有点害羞。
We're still two tickets shy.我们还差两张票。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseJack is shy with strangers and bold with people he knows well.杰克在陌生人面前怕羞,但和熟人在一起时则无拘无束。
The dog is shy of strangers.这狗怕陌生人。
She's shy of buying shares.她不敢买股票。
The child was shy of telling the truth.那孩子怯于说真话。
Don't be shy of telling us the truth.告诉我们真相,不要不好意思。
He's always very shy of approaching his chief.他总是怯于接近他的长官。
We have a lot of pens, but we're shy on ink.我们有许多钢笔,但墨水不够。
We're still ten men shy of a full class.我们还少十个人才能凑成一个班。S+be+too ～+to- vHe was too shy to speak to her.他很怕羞,连话都不敢跟她说。S+be+～+that-clauseThe Australian lyre-bird is so shy that even bushmen rarely see one.澳大利亚琴鸟很怯生,即使垦荒者亦难得一见。
Why is the moon so shy that it never shows us the other side of its face?月亮为什么那么害羞,总不给我们看它的那半边脸?用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AThe little colt shied at the fence and refused to jump over it.这匹小马驹到障碍物前会害怕,不敢跳过去。
The horse shied at the loud noise and threw its rider.那匹马听到那响声惊得向后倒退,把骑马的人摔了下来。
Ade bashfully shied.艾德羞得退缩了。
adj.形容词
shy用作形容词的基本意思是“怕羞的,腼腆的”,既可用于指人,也可指行为,如羞怯的表情、微笑等实际上是间接地修饰有关人的。还可指鸟兽等“胆怯的”“易受惊的”。 shy还可作“有戒心的,不喜欢…的”解,此时常与of连用,其后可接名词或动名词。 shy作“缺乏的,不足的”解时主要用于美式英语,在句中一般用作表语,无比较级和最高级。用于其他词义时,则有比较级和最高级,分别为shyer, shyest。
v.动词
shy可用作不及物动词,主要用于马等受惊而畏缩不前,偶尔也可用于人,指“因害羞而退缩”。 shy常用于shy away from短语中,此时通常以人作主语,意为由于羞怯或恐惧等而“躲开”或“避开”。
形容词95%,动词4%,名词1%
用作形容词He was tooshyto talk to anyone at the party.在晚会上他很腼腆，没有和任何人讲话。
He only saw her sweet,shyface.他只注意到她的甜甜的、腼腆的脸。
We must not fightshyof hard work.我们不应回避艰苦的工作。
Theshygirl was afraid to contradict.这个害羞的女孩不敢提出反驳意见。as in.disinclined
同义词 balking,hesitating,indisposed,objecting,opposed,protesting,shy,slow,stickingafraid,antipathetic,averse,backward,doubtful,dubious,loath,not in the mood,reluctant,resistant,uneager,unsympathetic
反义词 bent,desirous,disposed,enthusiastic,inclined,leaning,willing
disinclinedadjective unwilling
afraid,antipathetic,averse,backward,balking,doubtful,dubious,hesitating,indisposed,loath,not in the mood,objecting,opposed,protesting,reluctant,resistant,shy,slow,sticking,uneager,unsympathetic And German women all too often accept the negative image of working mothers by shying away from top jobs.
再者德国女性都时常接受远离高职，做个家庭主妇这般的消极形象。 ecocn
And labour- market reforms are not all that he is shying away from.
他也不那么避讳谈及劳动力市场的改革。 ecocn
As Jon Chait noted, the2012 date for the new EPA rules does suggest that the Obama administration isn't shying away from an election-year tussle over carbon regulations.
对此， Jon Chait表示，环保署将新条例的时间表设在2012年，表示奥巴马当局试图在避免在选举年对碳排放条例展开争论。 yeeyan
Being able to tolerate that abuse instead of shying away from interactions that might end unfortunately could indeed be a trait favored by evolutionary forces.
对于那些可能产生不幸结局的事情，选择逆来顺受而不是逃跑躲避的方式的确可能是进化力量所赋予的特征。 yeeyan
Japan’s politicians have long been timid on the need for reform, shying away from challenging the country’s prevalent corporatism or its massive export- dependence.
日本政治家长期对于改革持谨慎态度，回避挑战国家主义和它对出口的严重依赖。 yeeyan
Composers have a way of shying away from any discussion of music's expressive side.
作曲家们有避开任何谈论音乐的表达一面的方法。 zftrans
I have no misgivings about writing a novel with Peiping as its background because I can choose to write about what I am most familiar with while shying away from what is less known to me.
设若让我写一本小说，以北平作背景，我不至于害怕，因为我可以拣着我知道的写，而躲开我所不知道的。 dioenglish
If there is a flaw, it is that he is too cautious in some of his conclusions, shying away from saying outright what his narrative implies.
如果说该书有某种瑕疵，那就是作者在下某些结论的时候过于谨慎，不直接说明其所述事实的含义。 ecocn
In lending markets, other banks were shying away from UBS, this person said.
这位人士称，在贷款市场，其它银行都对瑞银敬而远之。 shinewrite
Private investors are shying away from a place where default and devaluation seem imminent, giving the economy little chance of growing.
私人投资者纷纷躲避这个债务违约、货币贬值即将来临的地方，这让其经济几乎无法增长。 ecocn
Some people in the riot were shying stones at the police.
在暴动中，有些人向警察抛石头。 zhsc.tk
The boys were shying rocks at passing cars.
孩子们向过路轿车投掷石块。 iciba
The White House is shying away from an overt lobbying effort to thwart the Iraq resolutions, as it might do more harm than good.
白宫对阻止伊拉克增兵计划的决议不敢公开游说，因为这只会使事情变得更糟而不是更好。 tianya
Tough is facing the scrutiny and harsh judgments and a standard impossible to reach, then never shying away from any challenge.
刚性意味着面对挑剔的眼神和苛刻的评价，追求一条永不可及的标准，直面挑战不畏缩。 nba100 |