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
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
SYN uncommunicative, mum, secretive, reserved
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