adjective
shyer, shyest
1
- having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people害羞的; 腼腆的：
I was pretty shy at school
我在学校里非常害羞
a shy smile.
腼腆的微笑。
1.1
- predic.
shy of/about
slow or reluctant to do (something)迟疑的; 顾虑的： the wealthy have become less shy of displaying their privilege.
富人已不再羞于炫耀他们的特权。
1.2
- in combination having a dislike of or aversion to a specified thing不喜欢的, 厌恶的：
they were a little camera-shy.
他们不大喜欢照相。
1.3
- (of a wild mammal or bird) reluctant to remain in sight of humans（野生哺乳动物, 鸟）受惊的, 怕人的。
2
- predic.
shy of
informal less than; short of〈非正式〉不足, 缺少： the shares are 29p shy of their flotation price.
该股票离其发行价还差29便士。
2.1
- before在…之前：
he left school just shy of his fourteenth birthday.
就在14岁生日之前, 他离开了学校。
3
- (of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically（植物）开花不多的; 结果很少的。
(-ies, -ied)no obj.
1- (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement（尤指马）惊退, 惊逸。
1.1
shy from
avoid doing or becoming involved in (something) due to nervousness or a lack of confidence（由于紧张或缺乏信心而）回避, 避开：don't shy away from saying what you think.
不要害怕把你的想法说出来。
- a sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse（尤指马的）惊退, 惊逸。
派生词
shyer
nounshyly
adverbshyness
noun词源
Old English scēoh '(of a horse) easily frightened'， of Germanic origin; related to German scheuen 'shun'， scheuchen 'scare'; compare with ESCHEW. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.
dated <旧>
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
- fling or throw (something) at a target投掷; 扔：
he tore the spectacles off and shied them at her.
他摘下眼镜, 朝她扔去。
短语
have a shy at
1
- try to hit something, especially with a ball or stone（尤指用球或石头）试图击中。
1.1
- archaic attempt to do or obtain something〈古〉试图做（或获得）。
1.2
- archaic jeer at〈古〉讥笑：
you are always having a shy at Lady Ann and her relations.
你总是讥笑安夫人和她的亲戚。
词源
late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.