adj.(形容词)

1. 怕羞的，胆小的，羞怯的，显得腼腆的
2. 欠缺，不足，未达到，不够
3. 躲避…的，害怕（做），对（做）…心怀顾忌，畏缩的
4. 存戒心的，小心的，谨防...的
5. 不易捉摸的

n.(名词)

1. 惊退，惊逸，惊跳，惊避
2. 投扔，投掷
3. 乱丢
4. 嘲弄，讽刺，抨击
5. 尝试
6. 企图
7. 目标
8. 机会

v.(动词)

1. （尤指马）畏避，回避，躲避，畏缩，避开，避免做
2. 惊退，惊跳，惊逸，吓一跳
3. 厌恶
4. 投，扔，投掷，乱掷，乱投
5. 胆怯，受惊

adj.(形容词)

1. 怕羞的,腼腆的 timid and nervous in the presence of others; reserved
2. 胆怯的 (of animals, birds, etc.) unwilling to be seen or be near to humans; easily frightened
3. 有戒心的,不喜欢…的 wary or afraid of (a person or an action)
4. 缺乏的,不足的 lacking; short

v.(动词)

1. vi. 惊退,畏缩 (usually of a horse) turn aside or hold back in fear or alarm

Noun:

1. a quick throw;

   "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
   

Adjective:

1. lacking self-confidence;

   "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"
   "problems that call for bold not timid responses"
   "a very unsure young man"
   

2. short;

   "eleven is one shy of a dozen"
   

3. wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things;

   "shy of strangers"
   

Verb:

1. start suddenly, as from fright

2. throw quickly

1.害羞的;腼腆的;怕生的
Ashy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people.

e.g. She was ashy, quiet-spoken girl...
她是个害羞、说话轻声细语的女孩。
e.g. She was ashy and retiring person off-stage...
她在现实生活中是个腼腆而且不善社交的人。

shyly
The children smiled shyly.
孩子们害羞地笑了。shyness
Eventually he overcame his shyness.
最终他克服了自己的羞怯。

2.犹豫的;不情愿的;害怕的;有所顾忌的
If you areshy of doing something, you are unwilling to do it because you are afraid of what might happen.

e.g. You should not beshy of having your say in the running of the school.
在管理学校方面，你应该毫无顾忌地发表你的意见。

3.(马)惊走，惊退
When a horseshies, it moves away suddenly, because something has frightened it.

e.g. Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.
风一吹来，火星四溅，卢埃林的种马惊跳起来。

4.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳;一回吃亏两回学乖
You say 'once bitten, twice shy' when you want to indicate that someone will not do something a second time because they had a bad experience the first time they did it.

shy什么意思

5.竭力避开;尽量避免
If youfight shy of something, you try very hard to avoid it.

e.g. It is no use fightingshy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by...
一边对做宣传避之不及，一边又抱怨赞助人与我们擦身而过，这样做是没有用的。
e.g. Until now television had foughtshy of covering by-elections.
迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。

6.未达到;欠缺;不足;不够
A number or amount that is justshy of another number or amount is just under it.

shy的解释

e.g. ...a high-school dropout rate justshy of 53%...
几近53％的中学辍学率
e.g. He died two daysshy of his 95th birthday.
他在离 95 岁寿辰仅差两天时去世了。

相关词组：shy away from

1. 羞：真正体会了Anne说的澳洲动物非常害羞(shy)的含意. 直到归途中,我们才象刚解禁一样谈笑起来. 却就在这时撞上了塔斯马利亚恶魔(Tasmania Devil),塔斯马利亚唯一的食肉动物,给我们的夜游划上一个有惊无险的句号. 这一天里,

2. 害羞的：a bit 有一点 |shy 害羞的 | clever 聪明的

3. shy的近义词

3. 怕羞的, 畏缩的, 害羞的：benzazide 苯甲酰叠氮 |shy 怕羞的, 畏缩的, 害羞的 | sample smear 试样涂污

He was too shy to talk to anyone at the party.

在晚会上他很腼腆，没有和任何人讲话。

He only saw her sweet, shy face.

他只注意到她的甜甜的、腼腆的脸。

We must not fight shy of hard work.

我们不应回避艰苦的工作。

The shy girl was afraid to contradict.

这个害羞的女孩不敢提出反驳意见。

a quiet, shy man

腼腆、不大说话的人

Don't be shy'u2500come and say hello.

别害羞——过来问个好。

She was too shy to ask anyone for help.

她太腼腆，不愿向任何人求助。

As a teenager I was painfully shy .

我十几岁的时候腼腆得很。

She's very shy with adults.

她在大人面前很拘束。

a shy smile

腼腆的微笑

The panda is a shy creature.

熊猫是一种胆小的动物。

The band has never been shy of publicity.

这支乐队一向不惮招摇。

He disliked her and had never been shy of saying so.

他不喜欢她，而且从来不忌讳说出来。

He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday.

他在圣诞节前去世了，仅差一个月就满90岁。

We are still two players shy (of a full team).

（凑成一支队）我们还缺两名队员。

camera-shy (= not liking to be photographed)

不爱照相

He's always been work-shy.

他总是躲避工作。

My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise.

这陌生的声音把我的马惊了。

Hugh never shied away from his responsibilities.

该自己承担的责任，休从不回避。

The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story.

各家报纸纷纷退避，不敢调查详情。

She was a shy, quiet-spoken girl...

她是个害羞、说话轻声细语的女孩。

She was a shy and retiring person off-stage...

她在现实生活中是个腼腆而且不善社交的人。

You should not be shy of having your say in the running of the school.

在管理学校方面，你应该毫无顾忌地发表你的意见。

Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.

风一吹来，火星四溅，卢埃林的种马惊跳起来。

It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by...

一边对做宣传避之不及，一边又抱怨赞助人与我们擦身而过，这样做是没有用的。

Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections.

迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。

...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%...

几近53％的中学辍学率

He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.

他在离 95 岁寿辰仅差两天时去世了。

用作定语～+ n.

1. Mary is a shy girl.
   玛丽是一个害羞的女孩。
2. She gave him a shy smile.
   她对他羞答答地笑了笑。
3. His low voice and shy look soon made him a favourite among his colleagues.
   他低低的嗓音和羞怯的表情很快使他成为受同事喜欢的人。
4. This young scholar is of a shy modesty and excessive fear of offence which often obscured his real worth.
   这位年轻的学者有着一种近乎羞怯的谦逊和过分害怕冒犯人的本性,这些都掩盖了他的真正价值。
5. Just before the night fell, there was a shy knock on the door.
   就在夜幕降临之前,传来一声轻轻的敲门声。

用作表语S+be+～

1. The little girl blazed shy.
   这个小女孩满脸的羞涩。
2. Many of the 18 contestants were looking a little shy.
   那18位竞争者大多数看上去有点害羞。
3. We're still two tickets shy.
   我们还差两张票。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. Jack is shy with strangers and bold with people he knows well.
   杰克在陌生人面前怕羞,但和熟人在一起时则无拘无束。
2. The dog is shy of strangers.
   这狗怕陌生人。
3. She's shy of buying shares.
   她不敢买股票。
4. The child was shy of telling the truth.
   那孩子怯于说真话。
5. Don't be shy of telling us the truth.
   告诉我们真相,不要不好意思。
6. He's always very shy of approaching his chief.
   他总是怯于接近他的长官。
7. We have a lot of pens, but we're shy on ink.
   我们有许多钢笔,但墨水不够。
8. We're still ten men shy of a full class.
   我们还少十个人才能凑成一个班。

S+be+too ～+to- v

1. He was too shy to speak to her.
   他很怕羞,连话都不敢跟她说。

S+be+～+that-clause

1. The Australian lyre-bird is so shy that even bushmen rarely see one.
   澳大利亚琴鸟很怯生,即使垦荒者亦难得一见。
2. Why is the moon so shy that it never shows us the other side of its face?
   月亮为什么那么害羞,总不给我们看它的那半边脸?

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. The little colt shied at the fence and refused to jump over it.
   这匹小马驹到障碍物前会害怕,不敢跳过去。
2. The horse shied at the loud noise and threw its rider.
   那匹马听到那响声惊得向后倒退,把骑马的人摔了下来。
3. Ade bashfully shied.
   艾德羞得退缩了。

fight shy of

避开… avoid sb/sth; be unwilling to undertake (a task) or confront sb

once bitten, twice shy

一次被咬,下次胆小; 一次上当,下次小心,一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 after an unpleasant experience one is careful to avoid sth similar

shy away from (v.+adv.+prep.)

(由于羞怯或恐惧等)躲开或避开 avoid or move away from sth/doing sth (usually because of shyness, fear, etc.)
shy away from sth/v-ing

She's always shied away from close friendships.

她总是避免与人深交。

The girl shied away from looking the strange man in the eye.

这女孩很害羞,不敢正视那个陌生人。

～+名词

• shy%20bird">shy bird易受惊的鸟
• shy%20girl">shy girl害羞的小女孩
• shy%20smile">shy smile羞怯的微笑

～+介词

• shy%20about">shy about不敢做…的,对…害羞的
• shy%20about%20singing">shy about singing不好意思唱歌
• shy%20of">shy of对…迟疑,畏缩,缺乏
• shy%20of%20funds">shy of funds资金不足
• shy%20of%20girls">shy of girls在女孩子面前很害羞
• shy%20of%20light">shy of light怕光
• shy%20of%20speaking">shy of speaking不敢多讲话
• shy%20of%20trying%20again">shy of trying again不敢再试
• shy%20with%20woman">shy with woman和女人在一起怕羞

～+副词

• shy%20bashfully">shy bashfully害羞地退缩

～+副词+介词

• shy%20away%20from">shy away from(由于羞怯或恐惧等)躲开或避开
• shy%20away%20from%20close%20friendships">shy away from close friendships避免与人深交
• shy%20away%20from%20looking%20at%20sb">shy away from looking at sb不敢正视某人

• The blighter is as shy as a wood-nymph.

  出自：J. Buchan

• Kruger National Park, where the animals have ceased to be shy.

  出自：R. Campbell

• She had seemed to want to take her in, then she had shied at her.

  出自：H. James

• That..oblivion from which..thoughts unconsciously shy.

  出自：E. Glyn

• shying at the sticks better than any man in the army.

  出自：Thackeray

• shying quick stones to keep the beasts in line.

  出自：P. Matthiessen

adj.(形容词)

1. shy用作形容词的基本意思是“怕羞的,腼腆的”,既可用于指人,也可指行为,如羞怯的表情、微笑等(实际上是间接地修饰有关人的)。还可指鸟兽等“胆怯的”“易受惊的”。
2. shy还可作“有戒心的,不喜欢…的”解,此时常与of连用,其后可接名词或动名词。
3. shy作“缺乏的,不足的”解时主要用于美式英语,在句中一般用作表语,无比较级和最高级。用于其他词义时,则有比较级和最高级,分别为shyer, shyest。

v.(动词)

1. shy可用作不及物动词,主要用于马等受惊而畏缩不前,偶尔也可用于人,指“(因害羞而)退缩”。
2. shy常用于shy away from短语中,此时通常以人作主语,意为由于羞怯或恐惧等而“躲开”或“避开”。

adj.(形容词)

他并不怯于提建议。

误 He was not shy about offering suggestions.

正 He was not shy of offering suggestions.

析 be shy of是固定短语,表示“不好意思(做某事)”或“对…存有戒心”其中的介词不可用about代替。

这种动物人们不常见到,因为它是一种胆子极小的动物。

误 This animal is not often seen by man, as it is an extremely nervous creature.

正 This animal is not often seen by man, as it is an extremely shy creature.

析 指鸟类等“胆怯的”“易受惊的”通常用shy而不用nervous来形容。

• ☆ 直接源自晚期古英语的sceoh，意为羞怯的。