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shy

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shy1 /ʃaɪ/ ●●○ adjectiveadj (comparativecomp shyer, superlativesupl shyest)
1  SHYnervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know 羞怯的，腼腆的〔尤指在陌生人面前〕
He was a quiet shy man.
他是個話不多、害羞的男人。
shy with
She was very shy with strangers.
她在陌生人面前很害羞。
a shy smile
羞怯的微笑
As a teenager, I was painfully shy (=extremely shy).
我十幾歲時害羞得很。
shy to do something
He was too shy to come and sit by me in class.
他膽子太小，上課都不敢過來坐在我身邊。
go all shy British EnglishBrE (=to suddenly become very shy) 突然變得很害羞
Oh, have you gone all shy, Jenny?
噢，珍妮，你害羞啦？
► see thesaurus at confident
2  somebody is not shy about (doing) something used to emphasize that someone is very willing to do something or get involved with something 某人很意做某事
John has strong opinions and he’s not shy about sharing them.
約翰有鮮明的觀點，而且他也不忌諱將這些觀點與他人分享。
3  WILLING#unwilling to do something or get involved in something 不意的
be shy about/of (doing) something
Employees are urged not to be shy about reporting incidents of sexual harassment.
員工被力對性騷擾事件不要羞於啓齒。
4  be shy (of something) especially American EnglishAmEENOUGH#LESS to have less than a particular amount of something 不足，未達到（…的）所需數量
The Democrats are three votes shy of a majority.
民主黨離多數票還差三票。
Jessica died Monday. She was one week shy of her 13th birthday.
傑茜卡是星期一死的，還有一個星期就是她的13歲生日。
Examples from the Corpus
be shy (of something)• It's no good taking a girl to bed if she is shy..• I was shy about meeting the man who had come to visit.• Her eyes were shy and looked away from him as he took the paper.• Kritzer, however, said most of the mainstream media are shying away from it.• You may be shy, but good oral communications are a key business skill.• The Democrats are three votes shy of a majority.• She was one week shy of her twentieth birthday when she got married.• We must also avoid branch meetings seem like a gathering of old chums into which an outsider might be shy of intruding.• I was shy of undressing in front of adults.
5  used to say that someone does not like something and therefore tries to avoid it 不喜歡…的，回避的
Although publicity-shy, he recently agreed to be interviewed.
雖然他不喜歡抛頭露面，但最近還是同意接受采訪。
→ camera-shy, work-shy
6  FRIGHTENEDshy animals get frightened easily and are unwilling to come near people 〔動物〕易受驚的，不近人的，膽小的 SYN timid
Deer are shy creatures.
鹿是膽小的動物。
—shyly adverbadv
He grinned shyly.
他害羞地咧嘴一笑。
—shyness noun [uncountableU]
I overcame my shyness.
我克服了羞怯感。
→ fight shy of (doing) something at fight1(22), → once bitten, twice shy at bite1(14)
 THESAURUS
bashful shy and not willing to say very much 腼腆的,羞怯的,忸怩的
self-conscious worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you 〔因顧慮自己的外表或他人的看法而〕忸怩的,害羞的
timid not brave or confident 膽小的,膽怯的
reserved not liking to express your emotions or talk about your problems 矜持的,拘謹的,含蓄的
introverted thinking a lot about your own interests, problems etc, and not liking to be with other people 性格内向的
withdrawn quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappy 〔尤因不開心而〕沉默寡言的
antisocial not liking to meet people and talk to them 不愛交際的,離群的
retiring formal not wanting to be with other people 愛獨處的
Examples from the Corpus
shy• Perhaps his anxiety leads him to be excessively shy and almost apologise for his existence.• Most are Type A personalities, very outgoing, although a few are very shy and express themselves through their cars.• I think it will succeed although it will take ages, for he is fearfully shy, and I am likewise affected.• David was always rather quiet and shy at school.• Carl is a very quiet, shy boy.• You may be shy, but good oral communications are a key business skill.• He was painfully shy in public, but completely different at home with his family.• We follow the railroad tracks a half-mile east of downtown, just shy of the train tunnel.• A shy smile hinted that he did not entirely regret it.• Carrie looked up at him and gave him a shy smile.• Look, she's gone all shy - stop teasing her.• I was too shy to ask her out on a date.• He was too shy to come sit by me in class.• Because little Danny spent all his time with his mother, he was rather shy with men.
painfully shy• A lonely genius, painfully shy.• I am considered to be fairly outgoing but as a teenager I was painfully shy.• The result was that I was painfully shy.• He was painfully shy as a teenager.• From being a painfully shy, diffident recluse, he suddenly metamorphosed into a garrulous and sometimes painfully overbearing extrovert.• I retreated into my shell, being painfully shy in the first place.• Riddlesberger is particularly engaging as a painfully shy techno-nerd.
be shy about/of (doing) something• You made the supreme sacrifice of your life for your work last night, so don't be shy about admitting it.• The company is shy of discussing its product in any detail before its formal unveiling in the next few weeks.• We must also avoid branch meetings seem like a gathering of old chums into which an outsider might be shy of intruding.• I was shy about meeting the man who had come to visit.• I was shy about meeting well-known writers people whose names were printed black on white.• People who are shy of speaking out in front of all the other governors may feel more confident in a sub-committee.• Avoid quiches, pasties and meat pies, but don't be shy of the ubiquitous baked potato.• I was shy of undressing in front of adults.
shy creatures• This simple test showed that all mankind was one; but it was difficult to do with exotic or shy creatures.• These shy creatures may sometimes be seen and have been known to stray on to the road, startling passing motorists.• In the main they are shy creatures, though their speed, strength and agility demand a healthy respect.
Related topics: Horses
shy2 verb (shied, shying, shies) [intransitiveI]
1 DSHBACK/BACKWARDSif a horse shies, it makes a sudden movement away from something because it is frightened 〔馬〕驚退，驚跳
The horse shied, throwing Darrel from his saddle.
那馬驚跳起來，把達雷爾從馬鞍上掀了下去。
2 shy away from something phrasal verbphr v AVOIDto avoid doing or dealing with something because you are not confident enough or you are worried or nervous about it 〔因缺乏信心、擔心或緊張而〕回避，避開
They criticized the leadership, but shied away from a direct challenge.
他們批評領導層，但又不敢當面質疑。
Examples from the Corpus
shy away from • Checks around the state in recent months have confirmed that many prominent Democrats are shying away from a run against Quackenbush.• The wise politician tries to deliver what really grabs voters and shies away from complicated, long-range concepts that alarm and confuse.• Agencies without a clear-cut wartime role will shy away from conflicts.• Politicians shy away from hints that they may be complacent.• Kritzer, however, said most of the mainstream media are shying away from it.• Yet science has consistently shied away from the task.• These memories are still quite fresh, and Clevelanders do not shy away from them.
Examples from the Corpus
shy• There are some horses who are really just avoiding working by shying at everything.• Being asked to go on a committee may be something we tend to shy away from at first.• Agencies without a clear-cut wartime role will shy away from conflicts.• This does not mean that we shall shy away from tackling difficult subjects that may cause offence.• Yet science has consistently shied away from the task.• These memories are still quite fresh, and Clevelanders do not shy away from them.
shy3n
n1.coconut shy noun (plural coconut shies) [countableC] British EnglishBrE 
Related topics: Leisure
DLan outdoor game in which you try to knock coconuts off posts by throwing balls at them
Origin shy1
Old English sceoh

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