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coy adj.腼腆的；怕羞的；羞怯的v.<古>态度娇羞 (1) 请不要那么腼腆。(2) 她对于她的恋爱情事很腼腆。(3) 女人生性害羞，且爱故作矜持。(4) 但现在她的目光羞怯而冷淡。 Originally meaning "quiet and shy," today someone who is coy pretends to be shy in a playful manner — often as a form of flirting. If a politician is coy about something, he or she only gives vague statements on an issue for fear of committing to a position or angering his or her constituency. Common to both of these senses is the fact that a person uses coyness to subtly manipulate his or her audience.

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英 [kɔɪ] 美 [kɔɪ] (1) Please don't be so coy.(2) She is coy about her love affairs.(3) Women are coy and play hard to get .(4) But now her looks are coy and cold. Take the adjective, coy, for a person who pretends to be shy but really isn't, or someone who could give a definite answer but won't. Coy behavior can be playful or just plain annoying. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](对爱情或性爱)害羞的，腼腆的，故作忸怩的，假装害羞的 A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex. She is modest without being coy...她很端庄，丝毫不忸怩。I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy.卡萝尔忸怩作态勾引男人的样子让我恶心。coylyShe smiled coyly at Algie as he took her hand and raised it to his lips.当阿尔吉把她的手举到自己唇边时，她报以羞涩的一笑。coynessThe public may once have liked her, but her coyness and flirting now interfere with her interviews.公众也许曾经喜欢过她，但现在她的忸怩作态和卖弄风情让人们对她的采访大失所望。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](因愧疚或难为情而)含糊其辞的 If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about.   [usu v-link ADJ]The hotel are understandably coy about the incident...酒店对那次事件不愿多说，这可以理解。Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions.亚历山大先生对自己的抱负毫不隐讳。coylyThe administration coyly refused to put a firm figure on the war's costs.政府含糊其词，拒绝给出战争开销的确切数字。coyness...their coyness about financial aid.他们对于财政援助的含糊其词

英语单词	coy
英美音标	英 [kɔɪ] 美 [kɔɪ]
中文释义	adj.腼腆的；怕羞的；羞怯的 v.<古>态度娇羞
英语例句	(1) Please don't be so coy. (2) She is coy about her love affairs. (3) Women are coy and play hard to get . (4) But now her looks are coy and cold.
中文例句	(1) 请不要那么腼腆。 (2) 她对于她的恋爱情事很腼腆。 (3) 女人生性害羞，且爱故作矜持。 (4) 但现在她的目光羞怯而冷淡。
vocabulary简明	Take the adjective, coy, for a person who pretends to be shy but really isn't, or someone who could give a definite answer but won't. Coy behavior can be playful or just plain annoying.
vocabulary扩展	Originally meaning "quiet and shy," today someone who is coy pretends to be shy in a playful manner — often as a form of flirting. If a politician is coy about something, he or she only gives vague statements on an issue for fear of committing to a position or angering his or her constituency. Common to both of these senses is the fact that a person uses coyness to subtly manipulate his or her audience.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](对爱情或性爱)害羞的，腼腆的，故作忸怩的，假装害羞的 A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex. She is modest without being coy... 她很端庄，丝毫不忸怩。 I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy. 卡萝尔忸怩作态勾引男人的样子让我恶心。 coyly She smiled coyly at Algie as he took her hand and raised it to his lips. 当阿尔吉把她的手举到自己唇边时，她报以羞涩的一笑。 coyness The public may once have liked her, but her coyness and flirting now interfere with her interviews. 公众也许曾经喜欢过她，但现在她的忸怩作态和卖弄风情让人们对她的采访大失所望。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](因愧疚或难为情而)含糊其辞的 If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about. [usu v-link ADJ] The hotel are understandably coy about the incident... 酒店对那次事件不愿多说，这可以理解。 Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions. 亚历山大先生对自己的抱负毫不隐讳。 coyly The administration coyly refused to put a firm figure on the war's costs. 政府含糊其词，拒绝给出战争开销的确切数字。 coyness ...their coyness about financial aid. 他们对于财政援助的含糊其词

Coy Person Pretends Coyness Love Shy Playful Adj Graded