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be shy about doing sth
She is shy about speaking in public.
她不好意思在公共场合发言。
害羞的；腼腆的
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害羞的；腼腆的
Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
She is shy about speaking in public.
她不好意思在公共场合发言。
容易受惊的；胆小的。
Easily frightened; timid.
含蓄的；不愿亲近的。
Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
谨慎的；警惕的；怀疑的。
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
At the party, Maria felt too shy to join the conversation.
在聚会上，玛丽亚太害羞了，不敢加入谈话。
He gave a shy smile and turned away.
他腼腆地笑了笑，转过身去。
The rescued cat was still shy and hid under the sofa whenever anyone entered.
那只获救的猫仍然很胆小，一有人进来就躲在沙发下。
She is shy about speaking in public.
她不好意思在公共场合发言。
强调害羞的程度导致无法做某事。
He was too shy to ask for help.
他太害羞了，不敢开口求助。
意为「缺乏、不足」，常用于正式语境。
The company is shy of cash this quarter.
这家公司本季度资金不足。
描述在某人面前表现害羞。
The new student is shy with her classmates.
新同学和班上的同学相处时很腼腆。
Not this
I shy to speak in public.
Use this
I am shy about speaking in public.
shy 是形容词，不能直接用作动词。应使用 be shy about + 动名词结构来表达‘害羞做某事’。
Not this
I am shy to ask questions.
Use this
I am too shy to ask questions.
表示‘太害羞以至于不能’时，需要加 too 构成 too...to 结构，不能单独用 shy to。
害羞的微笑
She gave a shy smile when I complimented her.
我称赞她时，她露出了害羞的微笑。
害羞的人
He's a shy person and doesn't like big parties.
他是个害羞的人，不喜欢大型聚会。
害羞的天性
Her shy nature made it hard for her to make friends.
她害羞的天性使她很难交到朋友。
害羞的孩子
The shy child hid behind his mother's legs.
那个害羞的孩子躲在他妈妈腿后面。
不足；缺乏
The total is just shy of one hundred dollars.
总数刚好差一点不到一百美元。
对…害羞
He's shy with strangers at first.
他一开始对陌生人很害羞。
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
He never invested again after losing money; once bitten, twice shy.
他亏损后不再投资；一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
回避，避开
She tends to shy away from controversial topics.
她倾向于回避有争议的话题。
回避，躲避
I advise you to fight shy of that neighborhood after dark.
我建议你天黑后避开那个街区。
你太害羞了，你太害羞了，你太害羞了
She was too shy to ask for help.
她太害羞了，不敢请求帮助。
我不是害羞，我只是……矜持。
Although he seems shy, he is actually quite confident.
虽然他看起来很害羞，但实际上他很自信。
Use shy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
shy 谐音‘晒’，害羞的人怕被晒（曝光）。
通常适用于日常对话和文学作品，多用于描述人的性格特点，中性语域。
比较级和最高级为shyer, shyest。
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