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单词 shy
释义
shy
adjective
uk
/ʃaɪ/us
/ʃaɪ/

shyadjective(NERVOUS)

B1shyer|shyest
nervousanduncomfortablewith otherpeople:
害羞的，羞怯的
He was too shy toaskher todancewith him.他太害羞了，不敢邀请她跳舞。
She gave a shysmile.她害羞地笑了一下。
Children are often shyof/withpeoplethey don'tknow.孩子们和不认识的人在一起时常常会害羞。
Thedeerwere shy(=unwillingto be nearpeople)andhidbehind sometrees.那些鹿害怕人，都藏在树后。
More examples
  • Underneath that shyexterior, she'sactuallya verywarmperson.
  • Tomis veryextrovertandconfidentwhile Katy's shy andquiet.
  • He was shy andunassumingand not at all how youexpectanactorto be.
  • Paulo's very shy - heneedsbringingout.
  • Suddenly shy,ouryoungdaughterburrowedherheadinto myshoulder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Shy and modest
  • aw shucks
  • backward
  • bashful
  • bashfully
  • bashfulness
  • deprecating
  • humility
  • inadequacy
  • inadequate
  • inhibited
  • inhibition
  • mousy
  • retiring
  • self-conscious
  • self-consciously
  • self-consciousness
  • self-deprecating
  • unassuming
  • wallflower
  • withdrawn
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shyadjective(LESS)

[after noun]
less than:
不足的，缺乏的
We're only $100 shyofthetotalamount.我们离总数只差100美元了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lacking things
  • bankrupt
  • bankruptcy
  • be hard up (forsomething)idiom
  • bereft
  • catch
  • cry out forsomething
  • demand
  • hole
  • lack
  • lacking
  • minus
  • need
  • needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
  • needful
  • scream
  • starvesomeone/somethingofsomething
  • taken
  • unaccompanied
  • unappeased
  • unassuaged
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Scarce, inadequate and not enough
shy
verb
uk
/ʃaɪ/us
/ʃaɪ/

shyverb(HORSES)

[I]
(of ahorse) tosuddenlymovesidewaysorbackwards,especiallybecause offear:
（马）受惊，惊退
Thehorseshiedatthefence.马在栅栏前惊退。
There's a lot oftrafficon theroad- I'msuremyhorseis going to shy.路上交通很拥挤——我敢肯定我的马会受惊。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal (non-human) behaviour
  • accidental
  • beg
  • behave
  • behaviour
  • behavioural science
  • behaviourist
  • claw
  • gambol
  • housebroken
  • migrate
  • monogamous
  • monogamy
  • murmuration
  • nocturnal
  • non-migrant
  • nuzzle
  • ruminate
  • scent
  • skitter
  • soar
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shyverb(THROW)

[Tusually+ adv/prep]old-fashionedinformal
tothrowsomethingsuddenly, often in asidewaysmovement:
（常指向一侧）投掷，扔
Twosmallboyswere shyingstonesatatree.两个小男孩在朝一棵树扔石头。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Throwing
  • arm
  • cast
  • flick
  • fling
  • heave
  • hurl
  • outpitch
  • overhand
  • peg
  • pelt
  • project
  • sling
  • stone
  • thread
  • throwsomethingin
  • toss
  • underarm
  • underhand
  • wang
  • whang
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Phrasal verb

shy away fromsomething
-shy
suffix
uk
/-ʃaɪ/us
/-ʃaɪ/
avoidingor notlikingthe thingmentioned:
讨厌…的；避开…的
camera-shy怯镜头的
work-shy怕工作的
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not liking
  • abhor
  • abide
  • abominate
  • anti-American
  • anti-British
  • cup
  • cut
  • deplore
  • despise
  • detest
  • disdain
  • disdainful
  • mind
  • non-fan
  • not besomeone'scup of teaidiom
  • not go much onsomethingidiom
  • not have a civil word to say aboutsomeoneidiom
  • not know whatsomeonesees insomeone/somethingidiom
  • stand
  • thing
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(Definition ofshyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

shy| American Dictionary

shy
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/ʃɑɪ/
comparativeshyer|superlativeshyest
uncomfortablewith otherpeopleandunwillingtotalkto them:
He was too shy toaskher todancewith him.

shyly

adverbus
/ˈʃɑɪ·li/
Shesmiledshyly.

shyness

noun[U]us
/ˈʃɑɪ·nəs/
They have no shyness abouttellingyou what theythink.

Idioms

shy away fromsomething
shy ofsomething
shy
verb[I]
us
/ʃɑɪ/
(of ahorse) tomovebacksuddenly,esp. fromfearorsurprise.
(Definition ofshyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshy

shy
Another very deviant child was surly and extremely resistant as an accompaniment to her fearful,shybehavior.
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The behavioral descriptors included a child who was: cooperative, a leader,shy, disruptive, and a fighter.
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The primary health care philosophy and approach offer us such a framework, and we should not beshyabout proclaiming its relevance.
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Similarly, if unsure whether their agreements would be enforced, rights respected and wrongs redressed, they wouldshyaway from engaging in many worthwhile activities.
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For this reason, even in his most learned works, he foughtshyof too many footnotes or citations that draw attention to themselves.
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It merely means that she shies away from immediate military action while her current demand stands.
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Many students explained that they consciously shied away from taking on an interactive role.
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Coded: 1, very reluctant or fearful; 2,shy; 3, warms up to tester; 4, immediately friendly.
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Partly because of the subject's political sensitivity, many scholarsshyaway from it.
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For instance, a youth who is generally perceived as quiet and withdrawn may similarly think of himself asshy.
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He appears at one point to gesture towards the theoretical framework of structuralism, only toshyaway from it.
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The neonatologist must notshyaway from the imponderable; instead the neonatologist must face each case, welcome its challenge, and face the uncertainty.
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Just because questions are connected to power, doesn't mean that we shouldshyaway from them.
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Three men said they were tooshyto have the examination done.
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This interdisciplinary nature enriches the field, yet paradoxically educators as a result do not view themselves as expert and thereforeshyaway from pedagogical discussion.
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