Shy
[ ʃaɪ ]
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adj. 害羞的;怕羞的;害怕（做）;<美>缺乏的;
vi. 惊退，畏缩;避开（某人）;（用石子，球等）乱投;
n. 投掷;（马）惊退，惊逸;投扔，乱丢;
📝 例句
At first appearance the boy seemed very shy.
乍看之下,这男孩似乎很腼腆。
Dr. Palmer Kirby was a shy, serious, ugly man in his middle fifties.
巴穆?柯比博士腼腆、严肃，长相丑陋，已经五十四、五岁了。
All the children fight shy of lessons.
孩子们都不愿做功课。
A deer is a shy animal.
鹿是一种易受惊的动物。
He had a shy at the wicket but missed.
他向三柱门投掷一球,但未命中。
🌱 联想助记
【串】sly(狡猾的)spy(间谍)装着shy(害羞),躲在sty(猪圈)里喝soy(酱油)
【记】※ shy-害羞的,spy-间谍:害羞的间谍
※ shy-腼腆的,say-说:姑娘腼腆,不爱说话
※ s-似“美女”,hy-拼音“海洋”:美人鱼害羞地游回海洋里了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
shy
adj
(shyer, shyest)
1
(a) (of people) timid and nervous in the presence of others; reserved （指人）羞怯的, 腼腆的
He was too shy to speak to her. 他很怕羞, 连话都不敢跟她说.
The child isn't at all shy with adults. 这小孩在大人面前一点也不羞怯.
(b) (of behaviour, etc) showing that one is timid, reserved, etc （指行为等）羞怯的, 腆的
a shy look, smile, etc 羞怯的表情、 微笑等.
2 (of animals, birds, etc) unwilling to be seen by or be near to humans; easily frightened （指鸟兽等）不愿近人的, 易受惊的, 胆怯的.
3 ~ of sb/doing sth wary or afraid of (a person or an action) 对（某人或某行为）存戒心的或有顾忌的
The dog is shy of strangers. 这狗怕生人.
I'm shy of buying shares, in case I lose money. 我不敢买股票, 怕赔钱.
4 ~ (on/of sth/sb) (US infml 口) short of or lacking sth/sb 短、 少或缺某事物[某人]
We've plenty of wine, but we're shy on beer. 我们有很多葡萄酒, 但啤酒不够.
We are still two men shy (of a full team). 我们还少两个人（才能凑成一个队）.
5 (idm 习语) fight shy of sb/sth =>fight1. once bitten, twice shy => bite1. shy, v (pt, pp shied )
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sth) (of a horse) turn aside or hold back in fear or alarm （指马）受惊, 惊
The colt shied at the fence and refused to jump over it. 这马驹到障碍物前害怕不敢跳过去.
2 (phr v) shy away from sth/doing sth avoid or move away from (doing) sth because of shyness, fear, etc （因害羞、 恐惧等）避免或逃避（做某事）
I've always shied away from close friendships. 我总是避免与人深交.
shy v (pt, pp shied ) [Tn, Tn.pr]
(dated infml 旧, 口) throw (sth) 投, 掷, 扔（某物）
shy stones (at a bottle, over a wall, etc) （朝瓶子、 墙那边等）扔石头. shy, n (infml 口) act of throwing 投; 掷; 扔
have/take a couple of shies at the tin can in the lake 朝著湖里的白铁罐砍了两下. Cf 参看 coconut shy (coconut).
🎯 考研助记
霞爱（谐音） 害羞的 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：美人（s）鱼害羞地游回海洋（hy）里了。 2：刚才那个美女（s）坐在对面的椅子（h）上，我意外（y）的看到她害羞的样子。
🔁 扩展释义
*[ʃai]n. 惊跳, 惊避a. 胆怯的, 畏缩的, 迟疑的, 羞怯的vi. 惊退, 乱投, 乱掷, 厌恶, 避开vt. 乱投, 乱掷相关词组: fight shy of have a shy at sb make a shy at sth
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Hmm?
嗯？
I'm sure I've forgotten something ,but it's too late now.
我肯定我忘记了一些东西，但是它现在是太迟了的。
the most destructive effects have come not from physical weapons but from ideas.
破坏作用最大的不是杀人的武器，而是思想。