shying

shying

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  • n.〈口〉嘗試；機會；企圖；目標；〈口〉嘗試；企圖；目標；機會
  • adj.不足；羞怯的；靦腆的；怕生的；不足；怕羞的；羞怯的；膽小的；不足；怕羞的；羞怯的；見人就躲避的
  • v.驚退；避開 (away from)；(用石子,球等)亂投；畏縮；避開 (away from)；(用石子,球等)亂投；被嚇退；被驚走
  • 網絡小山子媽的博客；提我啊

詞形變化

比較級：shyer shyest  比較級：shier  最高級：shier shiest  最高級：shiest  復數：shies  

反義詞

同義詞

英漢雙解

adj.
1.
羞怯的；靦腆的；怕生的nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people
a quiet, shy man
不大說話、靦腆的人
Don't be shy─come and say hello.
別害羞，過來問個好。
She was too shy to ask anyone for help.
她太靦腆，不愿向任何人求助。
As a teenager I was painfully shy .
我十幾歲的時候靦腆得很。
She's very shy with adults.
她在大人面前很拘束。
2.
顯得靦腆的；看著羞怯的showing that sb is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people
a shy smile
靦腆的微笑
3.
怕人的；易受驚的；膽小的easily frightened and not willing to come near people
The panda is a shy creature.
熊貓是一種膽小的動物。
4.
[nbn]
~ of/about (doing) sth
害怕（做）；對（做）…心懷顧忌afraid of doing sth or being involved in sth
The band has never been shy of publicity.
這支樂隊一向不憚招搖。
He disliked her and had never been shy of saying so.
他不喜歡她，而且從來不忌諱說出來。
5.
[nbn]
~ (of sth)
欠缺；不足；未達到；不夠lacking the amount that is needed
He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday.
他在圣誕節前去世了，僅差一個月就滿 90 歲。
We are still two players shy (of a full team).
我們還缺兩名隊員（湊成一支隊）。
6.
躲避（或不喜歡）…的avoiding or not liking the thing mentioned
camera-shy(= not liking to be photographed)
不愛照相
He's always been work-shy.
他總是躲避工作。
v.
— see also
coconut shy
1.
[i]
~ (at sth)
被嚇退；被驚走to turn away with a sudden movement because it is afraid or surprised
My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise.
這陌生的聲音把我的馬驚跑了。

英漢解釋

adj.
1.
〈俚〉缺少,不足 (of)
2.
怕羞的;羞怯的
3.
膽小的,見人就躲避的
4.
畏縮的;存戒心的,小心的,謹防...的 (of)
5.
不易捉摸的;(話題)難懂的,費解的
6.
(植物)很少開花結子的;(動物)很少下仔的
7.
【牌】〈口〉還沒有出賭注的
n.
1.
〈口〉嘗試;企圖;目標;機會
2.
〈口〉嘲弄
3.
(馬)驚退,驚逸
4.
投扔,亂丟
v.
1.
驚退,驚逸,畏縮 (at)
2.
避開 (away from)
3.
(用石子,球等)亂投 (at)
4.
避開(某人)

英英解釋

adj.
v.

例句

Evidently he thought that I was shying away from the "connection. " mentioned at lunch, but I assured him he was wrong.

顯然他以為我討厭中飯時候提到的那種“關系”，但我告訴他他搞錯了。

Far from shying from controversy, Zhou appears to relish it, chuckling as he admits, "I really like people cursing me. "

周不但沒有受到爭議之苦，反而還樂在其中，他笑著承認說，“我真的很喜歡受到別人的詛咒。”

The White House is shying away from an overt lobbying effort to thwart the Iraq resolutions, as it might do more harm than good.

白宮對阻止伊拉克增兵計劃的決議不敢公開游說，因為這只會使事情變得更糟而不是更好。

And Clinton vowed that she will not be " shying away from talking about human rights issues. "

希拉里發誓說，她將不會避忌談論有關人權問題。

And labour-market reforms are not all that he is shying away from.

他也不那么避諱談及勞動力市場的改革。

Tough is facing the scrutiny and harsh judgments and a standard impossible to reach, then never shying away from any challenge.

剛性意味著面對挑剔的眼神和苛刻的評價，追求一條永不可及的標準，直面挑戰不畏縮。

Private investors are shying away from a place where default and devaluation seem imminent, giving the economy little chance of growing.

私人投資者正在悄悄的來開這個違約和貶值馬上就要來臨的地方，經濟增長的機會變得微乎其微。

b. What is the reason of all this shying away from blue-collar work?

為什么有那么多的人從“藍領”的崗位上離開？

They are shying away from the full skirts , fur collars and bright colours of years past in favour of conservative yet original clothes .

她們避開前幾年流行的長裙、毛領和明亮的色彩，偏向傳統而獨創的服飾。

Stop discounting your influence and shying away out of fear.

不要再低估你的影響力并因為恐懼而害怕。

Why it's important: Buyers have been shying away from body-on-frame SUVs for years.

為什么很重要：買家一直回避身體上幀的SUV多年。

And German women all too often accept the negative image of working mothers by shying away from top jobs.

再者德國女性都時常接受遠離高職，做個家庭主婦這般的消極形象。

Investors are shying away from some loans being offered to finance leveraged buy-outs.

投資者也不那么熱衷于向金融杠桿買入提供貸款。

Namely, human capital investment and risk are mutual game-shying contradiction.

人力資本投資與存在的風險是相互博弈的一對矛盾。

In lending markets, other banks were shying away from UBS, this person said.

這位人士稱，在貸款市場，其它銀行都對瑞銀敬而遠之。

So it is a true indication of the level of concern about the recent food scare that consumers are shying away from the markets.

所以說，消費者避開這些市場，真實地反映了人們對最近食品問題的擔憂程度。

Composers have a way of shying away from any discussion of music's expressive side.

作曲家們有避開任何談論音樂的表現的一面的方法。

I heard Chinese likes modesty, never knowing you are also shying away from this. The white guys just show otherwise.

我只聽說你們中國人愛謙虛，還不知道羞于這些事，白人男子就表現得不一樣。

If there is a flaw, it is that he is too cautious in some of his conclusions, shying away from saying outright what his narrative implies.

如果說該書有某種瑕疵，那就是作者在下某些結論的時候過于謹慎，不直接說明其所述事實的含義。

In addition, the companies are shying away from developing China-specific drugs because of the country's lack of adequate patent protection.

此外，這些公司回避開發中國專用的藥物，也是因為這個國家缺乏足夠的專利保護。

This change in appearance has now enabled people to show off their glasses instead of shying away in embarrassment.

這個外形的改變讓人們愿意展示自己的眼鏡，而不是羞怯的躲閃。

In fact, investors are shying away from such assets.

事實上，投資者在刻意回避此類資產。

Some people in the riot were shying stones at the police.

在暴動中，有些人向警察拋石頭。

Shying away from those price escalations in commodities hurt a lot [in the second quarter].

遠離價格累加的大宗商品令我們在第二季度損失慘重。

'The problem is that the natural hedgers , the producers themselves, are shying away, while the buyers get bolder, 'Mr. Goldstein said.

戈登斯坦說，問題是自然避險者，即生產商本身，都在退避，而買家則變得更為大膽。

Corporations and tycoons are increasingly shying away from Gongos, many of which are regarded as opaque and lumbering.

企業和大亨們越來越回避政府組織，大多數的政府組織都被認為是不透明的、效率低下的。

Do you notice those boys shying rocks at passing cars? They could cause an accident.

你注意到那些男孩子向過路的小車亂丟石頭嗎？他們會造成交通事故的。