shy
- KK[ʃaɪ]
- DJ[ʃai]
美式
- 怕羞的,羞怯的,靦腆的[(+of)];易受驚的,膽小的[(+of)]
- (馬等)驚退[(+at)];畏縮,膽怯[(+away from)]
- (馬等的)驚退
形變:shier, shyer,shiest, shyest
過去式:shied 過去分詞:shied 現在分詞:shying
- 釋義
- 同反義
形容詞
- 1. 怕羞的,羞怯的,靦腆的[(+of)] Small children are often shy of anyone they do not know. 小孩子在陌生人面前常常是怯生生的。
- 2. 易受驚的,膽小的[(+of)] A deer is a shy animal. 鹿是一種易受驚的動物。
- 3. 遲疑的,提防的;躲避的[F] Don't be shy of telling them what you think. 你有什麼想法儘管跟他們講,不要有顧慮。
- 4. 不願的,不喜歡……的[F][(+of)] She is shy of interviews. 她不願意人家採訪她。
- 5. 【美】【口】缺乏的,不足的[A][F][(+of/on)] The store is shy on porcelain cups. 這家商店瓷杯缺貨。
- 6. 幽僻的 the shy recesses of the woodland 幽僻的林區深處
不及物動詞
- 1. (馬等)驚退[(+at)] The horse shied at the shrill whistle. 那匹馬聽到刺耳的汽笛聲,驚得往後倒退。
- 2. 畏縮,膽怯[(+away from)] He isn't the man to shy at difficulties. 他不是在困難面前畏縮的人。
- 3. 厭惡[(+away from)] She shied from new involvement in the deal. 她不想再捲入那筆交易。
- 4. 迴避[(+away/off)] Her eyes shied away from mine. 她一見到我在看她就避開了我的眼睛。
名詞
- 1. (馬等的)驚退