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timidly + verb
副词位于动词前，修饰动作的方式，表示“带着羞怯或胆小”。
She timidly opened the door.
她胆怯地打开了门。
胆小地；羞怯地
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胆小地；羞怯地
in a shy, timid, or bashful manner
She timidly opened the door.
她胆怯地打开了门。
胆怯地,羞怯地
In a timid manner.
She raised her hand timidly in class.
她在课堂上怯生生地举起了手。
The puppy approached the stranger timidly.
小狗胆怯地走近陌生人。
He timidly asked for a glass of water.
他羞怯地要了一杯水。
副词位于动词前，修饰动作的方式，表示“带着羞怯或胆小”。
She timidly opened the door.
她胆怯地打开了门。
副词位于不及物动词后，强调动作本身带有羞怯感。
He smiled timidly.
他羞怯地笑了。
副词置于句首并用逗号隔开，起强调作用，常出现在书面语或正式叙述中。
Timidly, the child asked for help.
怯生生地，那孩子开口求助。
Not this
He spoke timid.
Use this
He spoke timidly.
修饰动词 speak 应用副词 timidly，形容词 timid 只能作表语或定语，不能直接修饰动词。
Not this
He answered timidly the question.
Use this
He answered the question timidly.
方式副词修饰及物动词时，应放在宾语之后（或动词之前），不能插在动词和宾语之间。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
怯生生地问
She asked timidly if she could join the game.
她怯生生地问是否可以加入游戏。
羞怯地微笑
He smiled timidly at the compliment.
听到称赞，他羞怯地笑了笑。
胆怯地说
The student spoke timidly in front of the class.
那个学生在全班面前胆怯地发言。
怯生生地看着某人
The child looked at the stranger timidly.
那个孩子怯生生地看着陌生人。
胆怯地走近
The cat approached timidly and then ran away.
那只猫胆怯地走近，然后又跑开了。
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联想：胆小（timid）的人常发抖（tremble），加 -ly 得 timidly，即‘胆小地、羞怯地’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、narrative writing 该词为中性表达，口语和书面语中都比较常见，多用于描述言行显得害羞或缺乏勇气。
No common words rhyme exactly with 'timidly' (/ˈtɪmɪdli/). The listed words share the spelling '-idly' but have different stressed vowels or consonants, so they are lookalikes, not true rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.