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timid adj.胆怯的；害羞的 (1) 他们讥笑他胆小。(2) 他像绵羊一样怯懦。(3) 最小的响声也会吓着这个胆小的孩子的。(4) 他是一个胆小的男孩，他不可能和任何人吵架。(5) 她很害羞，不敢和其他旅行者交谈。(6) 她是个腼腆的女人。 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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英 ['tɪmɪd] 美 ['tɪmɪd] (1) They taunted him for being timid.(2) He is as timid as a sheep.(3) The least noise would startle the timid child.(4) He is a timid boy; it's impossible for him to brawl with anyone.(5) She was too timid to talk with other travelers.(6) She is a timid cat. Timid means "overly cautious or fearful," like a timid driver who drives very slowly or avoids highways altogether. 1[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。timidityShe doesn't ridicule my timidity.她没有奚落我的羞怯。timidlyThe 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。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.   [disapproval]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。timidityHe 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。timidlyA 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。

英语单词	timid
英美音标	英 ['tɪmɪd] 美 ['tɪmɪd]
中文释义	adj.胆怯的；害羞的
英语例句	(1) They taunted him for being timid. (2) He is as timid as a sheep. (3) The least noise would startle the timid child. (4) He is a timid boy; it's impossible for him to brawl with anyone. (5) She was too timid to talk with other travelers. (6) She is a timid cat.
中文例句	(1) 他们讥笑他胆小。 (2) 他像绵羊一样怯懦。 (3) 最小的响声也会吓着这个胆小的孩子的。 (4) 他是一个胆小的男孩，他不可能和任何人吵架。 (5) 她很害羞，不敢和其他旅行者交谈。 (6) 她是个腼腆的女人。
vocabulary简明	Timid means "overly cautious or fearful," like a timid driver who drives very slowly or avoids highways altogether.
vocabulary扩展	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.
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]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。 timidity She doesn't ridicule my timidity. 她没有奚落我的羞怯。 timidly 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。 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. [disapproval] 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。 timidity 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。 timidly 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。

Timid Talk Cautious People Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Timidity Timidly