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单词 timid
释义
timid
adjective
uk
/ˈtɪm.ɪd/us
/ˈtɪm.ɪd/
C2
shyandnervous; without muchconfidence;easilyfrightened:
羞怯的；胆小的，胆怯的
Kieran is a timidchild.柯尔然是个非常羞怯的孩子。
Mydogis a little timid -especiallyaround otherdogs.我的狗有点儿胆小，尤其是在周围有其他狗的时候。
Synonym
fainthearted
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shyadjective(NERVOUS)
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timidity
timidly
(Definition oftimidfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

timid| American Dictionary

timid
adjective
us
/ˈtɪm·ɪd/
easilyfrightened; notbraveorconfident:
She was timid aboutswimmingindeepwater.

timidity

noun[U]us
/təˈmɪd·ɪ·t̬i/
Ashakyvoicerevealedhis timidity.

timidly

adverbus
/ˈtɪm·əd·li/
Shesangtimidly butsweetly.
(Definition oftimidfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftimid

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The pupils were the same age (8 - 9) and showed the same characteristics (one disruptive, onetimid, and three developing normally).
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A big hear t was associated with bravery and dependability, whereas a small hear t was unreliable,timid, even cowardly.
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If archaeology is still the 'handmaiden of history' it is because it is tootimid.
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By the time it reappeared, certain senators considered it tootimid.
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The changing pattern of services may itself be one of the factors involved in the development oftimidprosperity.
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She was a moderately demented,timidlady, aged seventy-six years of age, who lived with her husband in the community.
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These children are psychologically different from the first group of six shy,timidchildren who had been low reactive and minimally fearful earlier in life.
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We find that those with hardworking, even-tempered and aggressive personalities are more likely to vote than those with, respectively, lazy, moody andtimidpersonalities.
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However, the earlier longitudinal data available on them permitted us to parse this shy/timidgroup into two different subgroups.
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The 22% of the sample classified as shy/timidappeared very similar in their behavior.
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He or she may go from being shy to being outgoing, from feminine to masculine, fromtimidto aggressive.
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In their view, the police power was not "timid," but "narrow" in its application.
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Timidtax reforms were attempted, but until more substantive reforms were implemented between 2002 and 2004 these failed to alter the overall tax structure.
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For, without a clearly defined superior authority, the executive officers tended towards exorbitance ortimidinactivity or an erratic veering between the two.
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This produced atimidwomen's movement that limited its demands to better training for girls and female teachers.
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