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单词 coy
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coy
kɔɪ kɔɪ
1 ADJ-GRADED (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. (对爱情或性爱)害羞的,腼腆的,故作忸怩的,假装害羞的
  • 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 [usually verb-link ADJ] (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. (因愧疚或难为情而)含糊其辞的
  • 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. [+ about]

    亚历山大先生对自己的抱负毫不隐讳。

SYN uncommunicative, mum, secretive, reserved
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

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