shy

英[ʃaɪ]美[ʃaɪ]
  • adj. 腼腆的；胆怯的；害羞的

    • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    来自古英语sceoh，害羞的，来自Proto-Germanic*skiuhwaz，害羞的，畏惧的，可能来自PIE*skeu，隐藏，遮盖，词源同hide,shun词源不详，可能来自shoot俚语形式，常见于游戏名coconut shy.

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 害羞的，羞怯的

      He was too shy to ask her to dance with him.

      他太害羞了，不敢邀请她跳舞。

      She gave a shy smile.

      她害羞地笑了一下。

      Children are often shy of/with people they don't know.

      孩子们和不认识的人在一起时常常会害羞。

      The deer were shy (= unwilling to be near people) and hid behind some trees.

      那些鹿害怕人，都藏在树后。

    2. [ after noun ] 不足的，缺乏的

      We're only $100 shy of the total amount.

      我们离总数只差100美元了。

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I ] （马）受惊，惊退

      The horse shied at the fence.

      马在栅栏前惊退。

      There's a lot of traffic on the road – I'm sure my horse is going to shy.

      路上交通很拥挤——我敢肯定我的马会受惊。

    2. [ T usually + adv/prep ] （常指向一侧）投掷，扔

      Two small boys were shying stones at a tree.

      两个小男孩在朝一棵树扔石头。

    小知识

    Making small talk is not much fun for a shy person. Shy means being nervous or reserved around other people, especially in a social situation.

    Someone who's extremely shy might blush or stammer when talking to a group of people. Shy can also mean “tending to avoid,” like when someone is “camera shy,” or if they “shy away” from being straightforward. The Old English root scēoh, “easily frightened,” originally only referred to a horse, and came from a Germanic root meaning “scare.”

    实用短语

    1. be shy of

      难为情,不好意思,对,不好心思

    2. shy away from

      躲避,退出,羞于

    3. shy like an angel

      象天使般腼腆,像天使一般腼腆,杀了你喂狗,像天使般腼

    4. be shy

      因惭愧而难为情,害羞,感到不好意思,害臊

    5. pretty shy

      非常害羞的,十分害臊的

    6. shy away

      回避,避免接触,翻译

    7. shy girl

      害羞的女孩,含羞草,害羞女孩

    8. four shy guys

      四傻害羞,四傻含羞

    9. gun shy

      害羞的枪,爱情枪手,枪声恐惧症

    常用短语

    1. shy away from

      回避，退缩；躲避；羞于

    2. shy of

      对…有顾虑；对…畏缩；缺乏

    3. fight shy of

      回避，躲避；避免与…正面接触(或交锋),source:21世纪

    4. shy away

      回避；避开

    5. shy girl

      害羞的女孩

    单词用法

    常用短语
    shy away from回避，退缩；躲避；羞于
    shy of对…有顾虑；对…畏缩；缺乏
    fight shy of回避，躲避；避免与…正面接触(或交锋）[口语]回避，避免(某人、某事物、做某事)：逃避，回避，与…不接触
    shy away回避；避开
    单词解说
    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。
    近似单词
    sky n.天空

    同义词

    demure  /  bashful  /  timid  /  coy

    反义词

    bold

    同根词

    词根：shy

    adv.

    shyly害羞地；羞怯地；胆怯地；小心地

    shily胆小地；羞怯地

    n.

    shyness羞怯