shy的过去式

1. 怕羞的，胆小的，羞怯的，显得腼腆的
2. 欠缺，不足，未达到，不够
3. 躲避…的，害怕（做），对（做）…心怀顾忌，畏缩的
4. 存戒心的，小心的，谨防...的
5. 不易捉摸的

1. 惊退，惊逸，惊跳，惊避
2. 投扔，投掷
3. 乱丢
4. 嘲弄，讽刺，抨击
5. 尝试
6. 企图
7. 目标
8. 机会

1. （尤指马）畏避，回避，躲避，畏缩，避开，避免做
2. 惊退，惊跳，惊逸，吓一跳
3. 厌恶
4. 投，扔，投掷，乱掷，乱投
5. 胆怯，受惊

1. 怕羞的,腼腆的 timid and nervous in the presence of others; reserved
2. 胆怯的 (of animals, birds, etc.) unwilling to be seen or be near to humans; easily frightened
3. 有戒心的,不喜欢…的 wary or afraid of (a person or an action)
4. 缺乏的,不足的 lacking; short

1. vi. 惊退,畏缩 (usually of a horse) turn aside or hold back in fear or alarm

1.害羞的;腼腆的;怕生的
Ashy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people.

e.g. She was ashy, quiet-spoken girl...
她是个害羞、说话轻声细语的女孩。
e.g. She was ashy and retiring person off-stage...
她在现实生活中是个腼腆而且不善社交的人。

2.犹豫的;不情愿的;害怕的;有所顾忌的
If you areshy of doing something, you are unwilling to do it because you are afraid of what might happen.

e.g. You should not beshy of having your say in the running of the school.
在管理学校方面，你应该毫无顾忌地发表你的意见。

3.(马)惊走，惊退
When a horseshies, it moves away suddenly, because something has frightened it.

e.g. Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.
风一吹来，火星四溅，卢埃林的种马惊跳起来。

4.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳;一回吃亏两回学乖
You say 'once bitten, twice shy' when you want to indicate that someone will not do something a second time because they had a bad experience the first time they did it.

shy什么意思

5.竭力避开;尽量避免
If youfight shy of something, you try very hard to avoid it.

e.g. It is no use fightingshy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by...
一边对做宣传避之不及，一边又抱怨赞助人与我们擦身而过，这样做是没有用的。
e.g. Until now television had foughtshy of covering by-elections.
迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。

6.未达到;欠缺;不足;不够
A number or amount that is justshy of another number or amount is just under it.

shy的解释

e.g. ...a high-school dropout rate justshy of 53%...
几近53％的中学辍学率
e.g. He died two daysshy of his 95th birthday.
他在离 95 岁寿辰仅差两天时去世了。

相关词组：shy away from

1. Mary is a shy girl.
   玛丽是一个害羞的女孩。
2. She gave him a shy smile.
   她对他羞答答地笑了笑。
3. His low voice and shy look soon made him a favourite among his colleagues.
   他低低的嗓音和羞怯的表情很快使他成为受同事喜欢的人。
4. This young scholar is of a shy modesty and excessive fear of offence which often obscured his real worth.
   这位年轻的学者有着一种近乎羞怯的谦逊和过分害怕冒犯人的本性,这些都掩盖了他的真正价值。
5. Just before the night fell, there was a shy knock on the door.
   就在夜幕降临之前,传来一声轻轻的敲门声。

1. The little girl blazed shy.
   这个小女孩满脸的羞涩。
2. Many of the 18 contestants were looking a little shy.
   那18位竞争者大多数看上去有点害羞。
3. We're still two tickets shy.
   我们还差两张票。

1. Jack is shy with strangers and bold with people he knows well.
   杰克在陌生人面前怕羞,但和熟人在一起时则无拘无束。
2. The dog is shy of strangers.
   这狗怕陌生人。
3. She's shy of buying shares.
   她不敢买股票。
4. The child was shy of telling the truth.
   那孩子怯于说真话。
5. Don't be shy of telling us the truth.
   告诉我们真相,不要不好意思。
6. He's always very shy of approaching his chief.
   他总是怯于接近他的长官。
7. We have a lot of pens, but we're shy on ink.
   我们有许多钢笔,但墨水不够。
8. We're still ten men shy of a full class.
   我们还少十个人才能凑成一个班。

1. He was too shy to speak to her.
   他很怕羞,连话都不敢跟她说。

1. The Australian lyre-bird is so shy that even bushmen rarely see one.
   澳大利亚琴鸟很怯生,即使垦荒者亦难得一见。
2. Why is the moon so shy that it never shows us the other side of its face?
   月亮为什么那么害羞,总不给我们看它的那半边脸?

1. The little colt shied at the fence and refused to jump over it.
   这匹小马驹到障碍物前会害怕,不敢跳过去。
2. The horse shied at the loud noise and threw its rider.
   那匹马听到那响声惊得向后倒退,把骑马的人摔了下来。
3. Ade bashfully shied.
   艾德羞得退缩了。

• The blighter is as shy as a wood-nymph.

  出自：J. Buchan

• Kruger National Park, where the animals have ceased to be shy.

  出自：R. Campbell

• She had seemed to want to take her in, then she had shied at her.

  出自：H. James

• That..oblivion from which..thoughts unconsciously shy.

  出自：E. Glyn

• Shying at the sticks better than any man in the army.

  出自：Thackeray

• Shying quick stones to keep the beasts in line.

  出自：P. Matthiessen

他并不怯于提建议。

误 He was not shy about offering suggestions.

正 He was not shy of offering suggestions.

析 be shy of是固定短语,表示“不好意思(做某事)”或“对…存有戒心”其中的介词不可用about代替。

这种动物人们不常见到,因为它是一种胆子极小的动物。

误 This animal is not often seen by man, as it is an extremely nervous creature.

正 This animal is not often seen by man, as it is an extremely shy creature.

析 指鸟类等“胆怯的”“易受惊的”通常用shy而不用nervous来形容。