单词 | shy |
释义 | shy¹ 1.(timid)+ person, smile, look害羞的;腼腆的;怕生的 She gave him a shy smile.她腼腆地向他一笑。 He was too shy to talk to anyone at the party.他太害羞, 不敢和聚会上的任何人说话。 2.+ bird, animal怕人的;易受惊的;胆小的 3.(wary)有戒心的;警惕的 to be shy of doing sth对做某事有顾忌 Don't be shy of telling them what you think.告诉他们你的想法, 不要有顾忌。 4.(just under/before)差一点的;差一点不到的 I needed £20 and counted the money but it was just shy.我需要二十英镑, 数了数手里的钱, 就差那么一点点。 shy of sth不足…;还差… He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.他在95岁生日的前两天去世了。 5.【牌】(纸牌戏玩家)欠赌注的 6.【生】(动物)难孕的;(植物)难结果的 idiom shy² ◆fight shy努力回避; 竭力避开 It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by.一边对宣传避之不及, 一边又抱怨没有赞助人搭理我们, 这样做是没有用的。 ◆once bitten, twice shy一次被咬, 下次胆小;一回吃亏, 两回学乖;一朝被蛇咬, 十年怕井绳 1.(move)惊退;跳;躲 Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.风吹起火星, 惊得卢埃林的马直往后退。 2.(recoil)退缩;畏缩 3.(throw)(向一旁)投, 掷, 扔 She shied her coat six feet across the room at a chair.她把外套扔向房间里六英尺外的一把椅子。 Phrasal Verbshy away shy³ 1.(sudden movement)(由于害怕而作出的)突然的动作 2.(throw)投掷;扔 3.<废>(gibe)讽刺;嘲弄 4.(attempt)尝试;试验 5.(cockshy)(向靶子的)投掷 |
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