shy
n. 惊跳, 惊避 a. 胆怯的, 畏缩的, 迟疑的, 羞怯的 vi. 惊退, 乱投, 乱掷, 厌恶, 避开 vt. 乱投, 乱掷
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教材释义与例句
投掷；惊跳
投；畏缩；惊退；厌恶
if a horse shies, it makes a sudden movement away from something because it is frightened
害羞的；畏缩的，胆怯的
nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know
释义与例句
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1.
An act of throwing.
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2.
A place for throwing.
coconut shy
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3.
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
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In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
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A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
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In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.
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A gibe; a sneer.
古体
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To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
不及物Courts might tend to shy from limiting Congress under such a vague standard.
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To jump back in fear.
不及物The horse shied at the unexpected approach of a motor vehicle.
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To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
及物to shy a stone
shy a slipper
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To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
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To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
苏格兰
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1.
Easily frightened; timid.
害羞
怕羞
羞涩
䩄腆
腼腆
难为情
尴尬
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Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
矜持
含蓄
怕生
He is very shy with strangers.
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Cautious; wary; suspicious.
持重
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Short, insufficient or less than.
非正式By our count your shipment came up two shy of the bill of lading amount.
It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.
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Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
英国 美国 政治Pollsters need to remember the shy Tory factor.
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From Middle English shy (“shy”), from Old English sċēoh (“shy”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh (“shy, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, fearful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skjou (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), German scheu (“shy”), Danish sky (“shy”). Etymology tree Middle English shy English shy
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