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| 1 | nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people , especially people you do not know （尤指在陌生人面前）羞怯的，胆怯的，腼腆的 |
| Archie was shy and awkward. 阿奇既羞怯又笨拙。 |
| I’ d love to meet her but I’ m too shy to introduce myself. 我想认识她，但我害羞得不敢介绍自己。 |
| | 1a | shy behaviour shows that someone is nervous or not confident （行为）腼腆的，羞涩的，羞怯的 | | a shy grin 羞涩的微笑 | | He gave Joanna a quick shy glance. 他羞怯地瞥了乔安娜一眼。 | |
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| 2 | not willing to do or be involved in something because it makes you feel nervous or embarrassed 迟疑的；畏怯的 |
| +about/of He is very shy about singing in public. 他羞于在众人面前唱歌。 |
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| 3 | a shy animal is afraid of people and tries to hide from them （动物）怕人的，易受惊的 |
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| - | shy of sth
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| slightly less than , slightly earlier than , or a short distance from something |
| 不足的；缺乏的 |
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| They scored just shy of 100 goals last year. 他们去年的进球数差点儿就达到100个。 |
| I called him only two minutes shy of midnight. 我打电话给他时，差两分钟就到午夜。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| shyly adv |
| Kevin and Ashley smiled shyly at each other. 凯文和阿什利都冲着对方羞涩地微笑。 |
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| shyness noun U |
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| See also | | - fight 1 | | - bite 1 | |
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