Word · Frequency #5301
shies
投掷；猛掷
shies is the plural of shy.
a throw; an act of throwing
- 1.
An act of throwing.
投掷的动作。
- 2.
a quick throw
快速投掷
- 3.
A place for throwing.
投掷的地方
- 4.
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
突然的侧跳,如马的动作
- 5.
In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
在伊顿公学墙球游戏中,通过将球抬起靠在墙上得分
（马的）惊退；受惊闪避；投掷处；投掷场；伊顿墙球赛中（在卡克斯区）顶球触墙得分；投掷的动作。；快速投掷
In use
He took a shy at the old can and sent it flying.
Her quick shy from the hill surprised everyone.
The children made two shies at the target and then quit.
he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
Connections
Collocations
- have a shy at
- 向…投掷；投击
- The boys had a shy at the target with stones.男孩们用石头向目标掷去。
- a shy at the stumps
- （板球）向三柱门的投掷
- His shy at the stumps was praised by the coach.他向三柱门的投掷得到了教练的表扬。
- give a shy
- （马因受惊而）闪避
- The horse gave a shy and the rider fell off.马惊闪了一下，骑手便摔了下来。
Idioms & figurative uses
- have a shy at
- 尝试；试图（做某事）I'll have a shy at fixing the tap myself.我要自己试着修一下水龙头。
Synonyms
- throw
- 投掷；扔 · 最通用的词，泛指任何投掷，不强调力度或方式。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
马受惊时骤然侧跳的'惊跳'就是 shy，和'害羞的 shy'同音；想象一匹害羞的马吓得跳开。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：sports、horse riding、Eton wall game 作为名词时，shy 并不常用，多用于特定场合：表示“投掷”时多见于口语或体育描写；表示“马受惊闪避”时常见于马术相关文本；而表示“伊顿墙球得分”时只出现在该运动的具体规则中。整体上并无统一的日常语体。
Grammar Note
此名词用法罕见，主要指板球中的快速投掷。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词都与 shy 押韵（/aɪ/）：my, why, try, fly, sky, cry。注意拼写相似但发音不同的单词，如 happy, city, baby（结尾 -y 读 /i/）。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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