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shy adj.
⇨ shyshy adjective ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ quiet 3 and ⇨ solitary 另见quiet条第3义和solitary条shy ♦︎ insecure ♦︎ timid ♦︎ coy ♦︎ diffident ♦︎ inhibitedThese words all describe a person who is not confident or is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people. 这些词均表示羞怯的、腼腆的、拘谨的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆shy / insecure / timid / coy / diffident / inhibited about sth◆a shy / an insecure / a timid (young) man / woman / child◆a shy / timid girl / boy / creature / animal◆a shy / coy / diffident smile / manner■ shy (of a person) nervous or embarrassed about meeting or speaking to other people; showing this; (of animals) easily frightened and not willing to come near people （人）腼腆的，羞怯的；（动物）易受惊的，胆小的◆Don't be shy－come and say hello.别害羞－过来打个招呼。◆He gave a shy little smile.他腼腆地微笑了一下。◆The panda is a shy creature.熊猫是一种胆小的动物。▸ shyly adverb ◆She smiled shyly.她羞怯地微笑了一下。▸ shyness noun [uncountable] ◆He tried to overcome his shyness.他努力克服自己腼腆的毛病。■ insecure / /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r); NAmE ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊr/ not confident about yourself or your relationships with other people 缺乏信心的；无把握的◆He's very insecure about his appearance.他对自己的长相非常缺乏信心。OPP confident ⇨ confident ▸ insecurity /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərəti; NAmE ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrəti/ noun [uncountable, countable, usually plural] ◆feelings of insecurity不安全感◆We all have our fears and insecurities.我们都有各自的恐惧和不安全感。■ timid /ˈtɪmɪd/ / (especially written) (of people or animals) shy and nervous （人或动物）羞怯的，胆怯的，缺乏勇气的◆I was too timid to ask anyone.我不好意思去问任何人。◆They're pretty timid creatures who will run away at the slightest noise.这些动物很胆小，听到一点儿动静就会逃走。OPP bold ⇨ bold ■ coy shy or pretending to be shy and innocent, especially about love and sex, sometimes in order to make people more interested in you （尤指对爱情或性爱）羞答答的，假装害羞无知的，故作忸怩的◆She gave him a coy smile.她羞答答地对他笑了笑。■ diffident / /ˈdɪfɪdənt/ / (especially written) not having much confidence in yourself; not wanting to talk about yourself 缺乏自信的；羞怯的；不愿谈及自己的◆He was modest and diffident about his own success.他很谦虚，不愿谈及自己的成功。◆Greg was the quiet, diffident type.格雷格是那种文静、羞怯型的人。▸ diffidence noun [uncountable] ◆She overcame her natural diffidence and spoke with great frankness.她克服了生性胆怯的毛病，非常坦率地说出了自己的想法。■ inhibited / /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ / unable to relax or express your feelings in a natural way 拘束的；拘谨的◆Boys are often more inhibited than girls about discussing their problems.男孩子往往不如女孩子敢于谈论自己的问题。 OPP uninhibited ⇨ sociable ▸ inhibition / /ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃn, ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃn/ / noun [countable, uncountable] ◆The children were shy at first, but soon lost their inhibitions.孩子们起初很羞涩，但很快就不拘谨了。 |