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单词 timidly
释义
timidly
adverb
uk
/ˈtɪm.ɪd.li/us
/ˈtɪm.ɪd.li/
in ashyornervousway:
羞怯地；胆小地，胆怯地
"Um,excuseme," he said timidly.“嗯，对不起，”他胆怯地说。
Peoplepeeredtimidly fromtheirwindowstoassessthedamage.人们从自家窗户胆怯地凝视着评估损失。
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  • Hiscompaniontimidlyraisedhishandforpermissiontospeak.
  • Someonetouchedhiselbowso timidly that hethoughtit had beenaccidental.
  • "What isyourhusband'sbusiness?"Mrs. Tyloraskedtimidly.
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(Definition oftimidlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftimidly

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So the oppositiontimidlymakes concession after concession, while seeking shelter in anonymity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Why does she ask 'timidly'?
From theCambridge English Corpus
If you are going to exercise ittimidly, hesitatingly, and ineffectively you will not even then avoid friction with neutrals.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It then pondered whether to recommend reform, buttimidlyretreated from the fray.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In some instances, relatives brought complaints rathertimidlybut had their cases upheld.
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It is a good thing that, howevertimidly, we are now attempting to deal with this problem.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Some yards have made progress on this mattertimidlyand slowly, but there is still an attitude in the industry of "them"and"us".
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They were distant days, when we talked of things tentatively andtimidly.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The fact that he dealt sotimidlywith the previous amendment makes his performance on this one even more disgraceful.
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Either we take a risk and innovate, as with carbon fibres, ortimidlywe opt out of the lead.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It must look friendly and encouraging to someone who may be comingtimidlyfor the first time.
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We proceed slowly andtimidlyin this form of contribution towards output.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Even the simple possibilities of wind farms are onlytimidlytouched upon.
From the
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The answer is far too little, far tootimidly.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Shortcomings in management are highlighted, but also,timidly, in our opinion, the causes are mentioned.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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