shy/ʃaɪ/ (shyer, shuest)

adj

1. 害羞的；腼腆的

• The little girl is very shy. 小女孩很害羞。

• a shy smile 羞怯的微笑

2. 不愿见人的；有戒心的

• He is not shy of publicity. 他很爱抛头露面。

• The child is shy with strangers. 这孩子怕生人。

3. 美 不足的；缺乏的

• We are still shy of one vote to succeed in this election. 在这次选举中我们还少一票就可以获胜。

词组fight shy of 逃避；避开

• He fought shy of answering my question. 他回避我的问题。

• He has been unhappy in his job for years but always fights shy of admitting it. 他这几年并不喜欢这份工作，但总是不愿承认这一事实。

once bitten twice shy 见bite –shyly adv –shyness n U