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shy shy ★★☆☆☆/ʃa͟ɪ/1[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]害羞的；腼腆的；怕生的 A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet-spoken girl...她是个害羞、说话轻声细语的女孩。She was a shy and retiring person off-stage...她在现实生活中是个腼腆而且不善社交的人。He is painfully shy of women.他见到女人就十分害羞。shylyThe children smiled shyly.孩子们害羞地笑了。shynessEventually he overcame his shyness.最终他克服了自己的羞怯。2[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]犹豫的；不情愿的；害怕的；有所顾忌的 If you are shy of doing something, you are unwilling to do it because you are afraid of what might happen.   [oft ADJ of -ing]You should not be shy of having your say in the running of the school.在管理学校方面，你应该毫无顾忌地发表你的意见。3[VERB	动词](马)惊走，惊退 When a horse shies, it moves away suddenly, because something has frightened it.   [V]Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.风一吹来，火星四溅，卢埃林的种马惊跳起来。4[PHRASE	短语]一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳；一回吃亏两回学乖 You say 'once bitten, twice shy' when you want to indicate that someone will not do something a second time because they had a bad experience the first time they did it. 5[PHRASE	短语]竭力避开；尽量避免 If you fight shy of something, you try very hard to avoid it.   [V inflects]It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by...一边对做宣传避之不及，一边又抱怨赞助人与我们擦身而过，这样做是没有用的。Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections.迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。6[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]未达到；欠缺；不足；不够 A number or amount that is just shy of another number or amount is just under it. ...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%...几近53％的中学辍学率He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.他在离 95 岁寿辰仅差两天时去世了。相关词组：shy away from  shy1 adjectiveshy2 verbshy3shyshy1 /ʃaɪ/ ●●○ adjective (comparative shyer, superlative shyest)  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know:  He was a quiet shy man.shy with She was very shy with strangers. a shy smile As a teenager, I was painfully shy (=extremely shy).shy to do something He was too shy to come and sit by me in class.go all shy British English (=to suddenly become very shy) Oh, have you gone all shy, Jenny?► see thesaurus at confident2somebody is not shy about (doing) something used to emphasize that someone is very willing to do something or get involved with something:  John has strong opinions and he’s not shy about sharing them.3unwilling to do something or get involved in somethingbe shy about/of (doing) something Employees are urged not to be shy about reporting incidents of sexual harassment.4be shy (of something) especially American English to have less than a particular amount of something:  The Democrats are three votes shy of a majority. Jessica died Monday. She was one week shy of her 13th birthday.5used to say that someone does not like something and therefore tries to avoid it:  Although publicity-shy, he recently agreed to be interviewed. →camera-shy, work-shy6shy animals get frightened easily and are unwilling to come near people  SYN  timid:  Deer are shy creatures.—shyly adverb:  He grinned shyly.—shyness noun [uncountable]:  I overcame my shyness. → fight shy of (doing) somethingat fight1(22), → once bitten, twice shyat bite1(14)THESAURUSbashful shy and not willing to say very muchself-conscious worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of youtimid not brave or confidentreserved not liking to express your emotions or talk about your problemsintroverted thinking a lot about your own interests, problems etc, and not liking to be with other peoplewithdrawn quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappyantisocial not liking to meet people and talk to themretiring formal not wanting to be with other peopleshy1 adjectiveshy2 verbshy3shyshy2 verb (past tense and past participle shied, present participle shying, third person singular shies) [intransitive]  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family  if a horse shies, it makes a sudden movement away from something because it is frightened:  The horse shied, throwing Darrel from his saddle.shy away from something phrasal verb to avoid doing or dealing with something because you are not confident enough or you are worried or nervous about it:  They criticized the leadership, but shied away from a direct challenge.shy1 adjectiveshy2 verbshy3shyshy3  Phrases   →coconut shy

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8ES6vnMj7/9LkT6UZ8NdJThNellARfnzfVBxnUMqCnaUFeq1uBdQspMEe4eHLHYhfiu5ic/7XQUMUgdW1FQt3G0hLtNCjcz/VILibHAK2G/SDBaqHqjbGEe8R/+fW7H8od0kRRMzw4nlnueXztabUaJp4oMA5Y0AZLYiWWZU322Zi             shy              ★                    /        ʃaɪ                ;          NAmE                ʃaɪ                /                              adjective                ,                  verb                            shy      shies      shied      shying      shyer      shyest                            adjective        ★                    (              shyer        ,        shy·est            )              1      ★              (of people        人        )                    nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people          羞怯的；腼腆的；怕生的                            SYN                                            timid                                                  ◆        a quiet, shy man        腼腆、不大说话的人                    ◆        Don't be shy—come and say hello.        别害羞，过来问个好。                    ◆        She was too shy to ask anyone for help.        她太腼腆，不愿向任何人求助。                    ◆        As a teenager I was          painfully shy.                我十几岁的时候腼腆得很。                    ◆        She's very shy with adults.        她在大人面前很拘束。                    2      ★              showing that sb is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people          显得腼腆的；看着羞怯的                            ◆        a shy smile        腼腆的微笑                    3              (of animals        动物        )                    easily frightened and not willing to come near people          怕人的；易受惊的；胆小的                            ◆        The panda is a shy creature.        熊猫是一种胆小的动物。                    4              [not before noun        ]                    shyof/about (doing) sth                    afraid of doing sth or being involved in sth          害怕（做）；对（做）…心怀顾忌                            ◆        The band has never been shy of publicity.        这支乐队一向不惮招摇。                    ◆        He disliked her and had never been shy of saying so.        他不喜欢她，而且从来不忌讳说出这种想法。                    5              [not before noun        ]                    shy(of sth)                    (          informal) (          especially NAmE)                lacking the amount that is needed          欠缺；不足；未达到；不够                            ◆        He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday.        他在圣诞节前去世了，仅差一个月就满 90 岁。                    ◆        We are still two players shy (of a full team).        我们还缺两名队员（凑成一支队）。                    6      -shy              (          in compounds            构成复合词          )                avoiding or not liking the thing mentioned          躲避（或不喜欢）…的                            ◆        camera-shy          (= not liking to be photographed)                不爱照相                    ◆        He's always been work-shy.        他总是躲避工作。                                      ▶                shyly                  /          ʃaɪli                    ;            NAmE                    ʃaɪli                    /                          adverb                                          shy·ness                  noun                          [uncountable          ]                                  IDIOMsee                                    fight                                   v.            ,                                    once                                   adv.                                  verb                    (              shies        ,        shy·ing        ,        shied        ,        shied                  /          ʃaɪd                    ;            NAmE                    ʃaɪd                    /                    )              [intransitive      ]              shy(at sth)              (especially of a horse      尤指马      )              to turn away with a sudden movement because it is afraid or surprised        被吓退；被惊走                    ◆      My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise.      这陌生的声音把我的马惊跑了。              ☞see also                                    coconut shy                                              PHRASAL VERB                    ˌshy aˈway (from sth)                              to avoid doing sth because you are nervous or frightened              畏避；回避；躲避；避免做                                            ◆            Hugh never shied away from his responsibilities.            该自己承担的责任，休从不回避。                                ◆            The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story.            各家报纸纷纷退避，不敢调查详情。                                          shy              /        ʃaɪ                ;          NAmE                ʃaɪ                /                    shyly              /        ʃaɪli                ;          NAmE                ʃaɪli                /                    shied              /        ʃaɪd                ;          NAmE                ʃaɪd                /             shy[ʃaɪ]shied, shying, shies级别:shyer, shyestCET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLv107321467214307373398175n435255641011283j44476249899190815371515390ADJ6280127244VERB1246535454NOUN397612017Spoken:250714258害羞的(69%)，腼腆的(24%)，胆怯的(7%)n.投掷；惊跳adj.害羞的；畏缩的，胆怯的vi.投；畏缩；惊退；厌恶vt.投；乱掷n.(Shy)人名；(英)夏伊

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Collins	shy ★★☆☆☆ /ʃa͟ɪ/ 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]害羞的；腼腆的；怕生的 A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet-spoken girl... 她是个害羞、说话轻声细语的女孩。 She was a shy and retiring person off-stage... 她在现实生活中是个腼腆而且不善社交的人。 He is painfully shy of women. 他见到女人就十分害羞。 shyly The children smiled shyly. 孩子们害羞地笑了。 shyness Eventually he overcame his shyness. 最终他克服了自己的羞怯。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]犹豫的；不情愿的；害怕的；有所顾忌的 If you are shy of doing something, you are unwilling to do it because you are afraid of what might happen. [oft ADJ of -ing] You should not be shy of having your say in the running of the school. 在管理学校方面，你应该毫无顾忌地发表你的意见。 3 [VERB 动词](马)惊走，惊退 When a horse shies, it moves away suddenly, because something has frightened it. [V] Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying. 风一吹来，火星四溅，卢埃林的种马惊跳起来。 4 [PHRASE 短语]一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳；一回吃亏两回学乖 You say 'once bitten, twice shy' when you want to indicate that someone will not do something a second time because they had a bad experience the first time they did it. 5 [PHRASE 短语]竭力避开；尽量避免 If you fight shy of something, you try very hard to avoid it. [V inflects] It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by... 一边对做宣传避之不及，一边又抱怨赞助人与我们擦身而过，这样做是没有用的。 Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections. 迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。 6 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]未达到；欠缺；不足；不够 A number or amount that is just shy of another number or amount is just under it. ...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%... 几近53％的中学辍学率 He died two days shy of his 95th birthday. 他在离 95 岁寿辰仅差两天时去世了。相关词组： shy away from
Oxford	shy ★ / ʃaɪ ; NAmE ʃaɪ / adjective , verb shy shies shied shying shyer shyest adjective ★ ( shyer , shy·est ) 1 ★ (of people 人 ) nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people 羞怯的；腼腆的；怕生的 SYN timid ◆ a quiet, shy man 腼腆、不大说话的人 ◆ Don't be shy—come and say hello. 别害羞，过来问个好。 ◆ She was too shy to ask anyone for help. 她太腼腆，不愿向任何人求助。 ◆ As a teenager I was painfully shy. 我十几岁的时候腼腆得很。 ◆ She's very shy with adults. 她在大人面前很拘束。 2 ★ showing that sb is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people 显得腼腆的；看着羞怯的 ◆ a shy smile 腼腆的微笑 3 (of animals 动物 ) easily frightened and not willing to come near people 怕人的；易受惊的；胆小的 ◆ The panda is a shy creature. 熊猫是一种胆小的动物。 4 [not before noun ] shyof/about (doing) sth afraid of doing sth or being involved in sth 害怕（做）；对（做）…心怀顾忌 ◆ The band has never been shy of publicity. 这支乐队一向不惮招摇。 ◆ He disliked her and had never been shy of saying so. 他不喜欢她，而且从来不忌讳说出这种想法。 5 [not before noun ] shy(of sth) ( informal) ( especially NAmE) lacking the amount that is needed 欠缺；不足；未达到；不够 ◆ He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday. 他在圣诞节前去世了，仅差一个月就满 90 岁。 ◆ We are still two players shy (of a full team). 我们还缺两名队员（凑成一支队）。 6 -shy ( in compounds 构成复合词 ) avoiding or not liking the thing mentioned 躲避（或不喜欢）…的 ◆ camera-shy (= not liking to be photographed) 不爱照相 ◆ He's always been work-shy. 他总是躲避工作。 ▶ shyly / ʃaɪli ; NAmE ʃaɪli / adverb shy·ness noun [uncountable ] IDIOMsee fight v. , once adv. verb ( shies , shy·ing , shied , shied / ʃaɪd ; NAmE ʃaɪd / ) [intransitive ] shy(at sth) (especially of a horse 尤指马 ) to turn away with a sudden movement because it is afraid or surprised 被吓退；被惊走 ◆ My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise. 这陌生的声音把我的马惊跑了。 ☞see also coconut shy PHRASAL VERB ˌshy aˈway (from sth) to avoid doing sth because you are nervous or frightened 畏避；回避；躲避；避免做 ◆ Hugh never shied away from his responsibilities. 该自己承担的责任，休从不回避。 ◆ The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story. 各家报纸纷纷退避，不敢调查详情。 shy / ʃaɪ ; NAmE ʃaɪ / shyly / ʃaɪli ; NAmE ʃaɪli / shied / ʃaɪd ; NAmE ʃaɪd /
LDC	shy1 adjective shy2 verb shy3 shyshy1 /ʃaɪ/ ●●○ adjective (comparative shyer, superlative shyest) Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know: He was a quiet shy man.shy with She was very shy with strangers. a shy smile As a teenager, I was painfully shy (=extremely shy).shy to do something He was too shy to come and sit by me in class.go all shy British English (=to suddenly become very shy) Oh, have you gone all shy, Jenny?► see thesaurus at confident 2somebody is not shy about (doing) something used to emphasize that someone is very willing to do something or get involved with something: John has strong opinions and he’s not shy about sharing them.3unwilling to do something or get involved in somethingbe shy about/of (doing) something Employees are urged not to be shy about reporting incidents of sexual harassment.4be shy (of something) especially American English to have less than a particular amount of something: The Democrats are three votes shy of a majority. Jessica died Monday. She was one week shy of her 13th birthday.5used to say that someone does not like something and therefore tries to avoid it: Although publicity-shy, he recently agreed to be interviewed. → camera-shy , work-shy 6shy animals get frightened easily and are unwilling to come near people SYN timid: Deer are shy creatures.—shyly adverb: He grinned shyly.—shyness noun [uncountable]: I overcame my shyness. → fight shy of (doing) something at fight1(22) , → once bitten, twice shy at bite1(14) THESAURUSbashful shy and not willing to say very muchself-conscious worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of youtimid not brave or confidentreserved not liking to express your emotions or talk about your problemsintroverted thinking a lot about your own interests, problems etc, and not liking to be with other peoplewithdrawn quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappyantisocial not liking to meet people and talk to themretiring formal not wanting to be with other people shy1 adjective shy2 verb shy3 shyshy2 verb (past tense and past participle shied, present participle shying, third person singular shies) [intransitive] Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family if a horse shies, it makes a sudden movement away from something because it is frightened: The horse shied, throwing Darrel from his saddle.shy away from phrasal verb to avoid doing or dealing with something because you are not confident enough or you are worried or nervous about it: They criticized the leadership, but shied away from a direct challenge. shy1 adjective shy2 verb shy3 shyshy3 Phrases → coconut shy
WDF	shy [ʃaɪ]shied, shying, shies级别:shyer, shyest CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFL v10732 1467 214 307 373 398 175 n43525 56 4 10 11 28 3 j4447 6249 899 1908 1537 1515 390 ADJ6280 127244 VERB12465 35454 NOUN39761 2017 Spoken: 250714258 害羞的(69%)，腼腆的(24%)，胆怯的(7%) n.投掷；惊跳 adj.害羞的；畏缩的，胆怯的 vi.投；畏缩；惊退；厌恶 vt.投；乱掷 n.(Shy)人名；(英)夏伊

Shy Shied People Nervous Horse Frightened ʃaɪ Noun

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