shy第三人称单数

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

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

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

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

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

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。

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

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。

• 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

• ☆ 直接源自晚期古英语的sceoh，意为羞怯的。