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Timid Apt Tɪmɪd Child Cry Sees Strange Person

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Pron ['tɪmɪd]
Back 【TIMID】
A timid child is apt to cry when he sees a strange person.
胆小的小孩看到陌生人时很容易哭。
【重点词汇】
timid adj. 胆小的 反: bold
be apt to: 倾向于
Vocab
timidshowing fear and lack of confidence

Timid means "overly cautious or fearful," like a timid driver who drives very slowly or avoids highways altogether.

Timid comes from the Middle French word timide, meaning "easily frightened, shy." Those who are timid often worry that things will go wrong: a timid eater orders bland food to avoid the possibility not liking the flavor of something new, just as a timid partygoer talks to people he already knows, afraid that he won't be able to talk to strangers.

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