[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]胆小的;害羞的;缺乏自信的Timid people are shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves.
A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age.
伊莎贝拉是一个羞怯的孩子,很小就学会了顺从。
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She doesn't ridicule my timidity.
她没有奚落我的羞怯。
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The little boy stepped forward timidly and shook Leo's hand.
小男孩羞怯地走上前去握了握利奥的手。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]犹豫不决的;瞻前顾后的 If you describe someone's attitudes or actions as timid, you are criticizing them for being too cautious or slow to act, because they are nervous about the possible consequences of their actions.
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The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing international developments...
批评总统的人认为他在应对风云变幻的国际局势时过于瞻前顾后。
The newspaper called the plan timid and unimaginative.
该报称这一计划谨小慎微,毫无想象力。
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He was soon disillusioned by the government's timidity on social reform.
他不久就因政府在进行社会改革时缩手缩脚而不抱幻想了。
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A number of these states are moving timidly towards multi-party democracy.
这些国家中有很多正小心翼翼地向多党民主制发展。
Oxford
timid/ˈtɪmɪd; NAmEˈtɪmɪd/adjectiveshy and nervous; not brave 羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏勇气的◆He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in.他在门口停住了脚步,不好意思进去。◆They've been rather timid in the changes they've made (= they've been afraid to make any big changes).他们对所进行的变革一直小心翼翼。◆a timid voice羞怯的声音▶tim·id·ity/tɪˈmɪdəti; NAmEtɪˈmɪdəti/noun[uncountable ]tim·id·ly/ˈtɪmɪdli; NAmEˈtɪmɪdli/adverbtimidtimidertimidesttimid/ˈtɪmɪd; NAmEˈtɪmɪd/tim·id·ity/tɪˈmɪdəti; NAmEtɪˈmɪdəti/tim·id·ly/ˈtɪmɪdli; NAmEˈtɪmɪdli/
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timidtim‧id /ˈtɪmɪd/ adjective
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not having courage or confidenceSYN shyOPP confident: I was a timid child. a policy that is both timid and inadequate► see thesaurus at
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—timidly adverb—timidity /təˈmɪdəti/ noun [uncountable]RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that someone is shy rather than timid.
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