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词根:shy
adj.shy 害羞的;畏缩的,胆怯的
adv.shily 胆小地;羞怯地
n.shy 投掷;惊跳
shyness 羞怯
vi.shy 投;畏缩;惊退;厌恶
vt.shy 投;乱掷
adjective
easily frightened : timid
disposed to avoid a person or thing
publicity shy
hesitant in committing oneself : circumspect
sensitively diffident or retiring : reservedalso: expressive of such a state or nature
a shy smile
secluded, hidden
having less than the full or specified amount or number : short
just shy of six feet tall
disreputable
gambling hells and shy saloons—Blackwood's
verb (1)
intransitive verb
to develop or show a dislike or distaste—usually used with from or away from
an author who shies away from publicity
to start suddenly aside through fright or alarm
noun (1)
a sudden start aside (as from fright)
verb (2)
intransitive verb
to make a sudden throw
transitive verb
to throw (an object) with a jerk : fling
noun (2)
the act of shying : toss, throw
a verbal fling or attack
cockshy
"害羞地," 1701年,来自 shy(形容词)+ -ly(2)。
Adjective Middle English schey, going back to Old English scēoh, going back to West Germanic *skeuh(w)a- (whence also Middle High German schiehe, schiech "timid, despondent," and, with alteration or variant ablaut, Middle Dutch scu, scouw "timid"), perhaps extended form of Indo-European *(s)keu̯(H)- "perceive, watch" — more at show >entry 1 Verb (1) derivative of shy >entry 1 Noun (1) derivative of shy >entry 2 Verb (2) of obscure origin Noun (2) derivative of shy >entry 4
The first known use of shy was before the 12th century
siblingnoun
one of two or more individuals having the same parents or sometimes only one parent in common
siblingnoun
one of two or more individuals having the same parents or sometimes only one parent in common
sibilant1 of 2adjective
having or producing the sound of or a sound like the s or the sh in sash
sibilant2 of 2noun
a sibilant speech sound (as English \s\, \z\, \sh\, \zh\, \ch (=tsh)\, or \j (=dzh)\)
sinoun
the seventh note of a scale : ti
shysternoun
a crooked lawyer or politician
shy1 of 3adjective
easily frightened : timid
not feeling comfortable around people : not wanting or able to call attention to oneself
having less than a full or an expected amount or number
we were about ten dollars shy of our goal
shy2 of 3verb
to draw back in sudden dislike or distaste
shied from publicity
to move quickly to one side in fright
the horse shied
shy3 of 3noun
a sudden move to one side
shy1 of 3adjective
easily frightened : timid
not feeling comfortable around people : not wanting or able to call attention to oneself
having less than a full or an expected amount or number
we were about ten dollars shy of our goal
shy2 of 3verb
to draw back in sudden dislike or distaste
shied from publicity
to move quickly to one side in fright
the horse shied
shy3 of 3noun
a sudden move to one side
1 “Could you please not call him that?” she asked, almost shyly.
2 They entered the great hall on a rug as soft as a snowdrift and they stood shyly waiting.
3 Patrolman Mancuso looked more downtrodden than ever, but Mrs. Reilly was tapping one foot on the linoleum and laughing shyly at what she was watching in the center of the room.
4 Susie held her hand out shyly. In it was a Ban-Aid.
苏茜害羞地伸出了手,手中是一片创可贴。
5 The child, relinquished by the nurse, rushed across the room and rooted shyly into her mother's dress.
6 When they finally pulled apart, Rishi’s mouth tingling still, Dimple smiled shyly and looked down at their hands, entwined between them on the bench.
7 We never got to know if his name really was "Charlie", but he nodded shyly and said yes.
我们从来也不知道他的真名是不是叫查理,但是他害羞的点点头说:“是的。”
8 They came shyly down the lane, like well-meaning acton who were trying to do their best, but who were not good at acting.
9 And you can see Vinny’s cheeks with their pinkness of pride and you can see Signora Divino peeking out of the kitchen window almost shyly.
10 “Your mother gave me this ribbon,” Father said almost shyly, “the first year we were married.”
11 A man holding a big cleaver turned and saw us, then called to us, as we shyly smiled and backed away.
12 She reached into her pocket and shyly offered the piece of butterscotch.
13 The twins came in silently and stood shyly staring at their guest.
14 But she was afraid to spoil it, and so she just smiled shyly and walked hesitantly toward Ida and her strange companion.
15 “This is like a real moment in history, Quinn,” she said, not yelling, not shouting out over the crowd, but almost shyly, like she was sharing something that meant the whole world to her.
16 “Oh yeah,” I answered shyly, blowing my nose.
17 He looks up at me through his lashes, a little shyly.
18 “Thanks for helping us with all this,” Thorn said shyly.
19 "Hi, Liz," she said shyly.
“你好,利兹,”她腼腆地说。
20 I smiled at him shyly, and then at the others.
1 害羞
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