Word · Frequency #16706
shyly
/ˈʃaɪli/
adverb
害羞地；羞怯地；胆怯地
核心释义
in a shy, timid, or bashful manner
- 1.
害羞地。
In a shy manner.
害羞地。；害羞地；羞怯地；胆怯地；小心地
用法In use
She smiled shyly at the new student.
用法提示：句中shyly是副词，修饰动词smiled，表示“害羞地”。
The little boy shyly hid behind his mother's legs.
用法提示：shyly修饰动词hid，说明躲藏时羞怯的样子。
He shyly admitted that he liked the song.
用法提示：shyly修饰动词admitted，表示承认时内心羞怯。
verb + shyly
shyly 直接放在动词后，表示以害羞、胆怯的神情做这个动作。
She smiled shyly at her new classmates.
她害羞地朝新同学们笑了笑。
shyly + verb
shyly 也可放在动词前作状语，同样表示做动作时的羞怯心态。
He shyly asked if he could join the game.
他怯生生地问能否加入游戏。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- smile shyly
- 害羞地微笑
- She smiled shyly at her new classmates.她害羞地对着新同学微笑。
- glance shyly
- 羞怯地瞥一眼
- He glanced shyly at the girl across the room.他羞怯地瞥了一眼房间对面的女孩。
- blush shyly
- 害羞地脸红
- The boy blushed shyly when the teacher praised him.老师表扬他时，男孩害羞地脸红了。
- murmur shyly
- 羞怯地低声说
- She murmured shyly that she liked the gift.她羞怯地低声说她喜欢这份礼物。
- look down shyly
- 害羞地低下头
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
shyly 拆成 shy（害羞）+ ly（副词后缀‘…地’），联想一个人害羞地低头、轻声细语——shyly 就是羞怯地做某事。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、文学描写、口语叙述 shyly 是中性常用副词，多用于描述某人以害羞或胆怯的方式做某事，在日常口语和书面叙述中都比较常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 shyly /ˈʃaɪli/ 押韵：重读元音都是 /aɪ/，后面跟着轻读的 /li/。注意形近但发音不同的词：holy /ˈhoʊli/、wholly /ˈhoʊli/、silly /ˈsɪli/、slowly /ˈsloʊli/ 都以 -ly 结尾，但和 shyly 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.