| 释义 |
shy1 | BrE ʃʌɪ, AmE ʃaɪ | A. adjective ① (timid) 害羞的 hàixiū de ‹person, look, smile›; 易受惊吓的 yì shòu jīngxià de ‹animal›▸ to be shy with or of sb; 在某人面前腼腆 ② predicative (wary) 心怀顾忌的 xīn huái gùjì de ▸ to be shy of sth/doing sth; 忌讳某事物/做某事 ▸ to make sb feel shy 让某人感到有所顾忌 ▸ to fight shy of sth/sb/doing sth figurative 逃避某事物/某人/做某事 ▸ to be camera/work shy 不爱照相/不愿工作 ③ (of wild mammal, bird) 怕人的 pàrén de ▸ deer are very shy of humans 鹿非常怕人 ④ predicative informal (short) 不足的 bùzú de ▸ I'm 10 cents shy of a dollar 我还差10美分就够1美元 ▸ he's two years shy of 40 他还差两年就40了 B. intransitive verb «horse, pony» 被惊走 bèi jīngzǒu ▸ to shy at sb/sth; 见到某人/某物惊走 PHRASAL VERB shy away intransitive verb 躲避 duǒbì ▸ to shy away from sb/sth/doing sth; 回避某人/某事物/做某事 |