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coyBrE /kɔɪ/NAmE /kɔɪ/ adjectiveshy or pretending to be shy and innocent, especially about love or sex, and sometimes in order to make people more interested in you （尤指对爱情或性爱）羞羞答答的，假装害羞无知的，故作忸怩的◆She gave me a coy smile. 她羞答答地对我笑了笑。~ (about sth) not willing to give information about sth, or answer questions that tell people too much about you 不愿提供信息的；不肯作答的；含糊其词的 SYN reticent ◆She was a little coy about how much her dress cost. 她对她那条连衣裙花了多少钱有点吞吞吐吐。▸ coyly BrE /ˈkɔɪli/NAmE /ˈkɔɪli/ adverb▸ coy·ness BrE /ˈkɔɪnəs/NAmE /ˈkɔɪnəs/ noun [U] |