a quiet, shy man
靦腆、不大說話的人
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Don't be shy─come and say hello.
別害羞——過來問個好。
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She was too shy to ask anyone for help.
她太靦腆，不愿向任何人求助。
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As a teenager I was painfully shy .
我十幾歲的時候靦腆得很。
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She's very shy with adults.
她在大人面前很拘束。
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a shy smile
靦腆的微笑
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The panda is a shy creature.
熊貓是一種膽小的動物。
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The band has never been shy of publicity.
這支樂隊一向不憚?wù)袚u。
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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。
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He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday.
他在圣誕節(jié)前去世了，僅差一個月就滿90歲。
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We are still two players shy (of a full team).
（湊成一支隊）我們還缺兩名隊員。
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camera-shy (= not liking to be photographed)
不愛照相
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He's always been work-shy.
他總是躲避工作。
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My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise.
這陌生的聲音把我的馬驚了。
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Hugh never shied away from his responsibilities.
該自己承擔的責任，休從不回避。
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The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story.
各家報紙紛紛退避，不敢調(diào)查詳情。
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She was a shy, quiet-spoken girl...
她是個害羞、說話輕聲細語的女孩。
She was a shy and retiring person off-stage...
她在現(xiàn)實生活中是個靦腆而且不善社交的人。
You should not be shy of having your say in the running of the school.
在管理學(xué)校方面，你應(yīng)該毫無顧忌地發(fā)表你的意見。
Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.
風(fēng)一吹來，火星四濺，盧埃林的種馬驚跳起來。
It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by...
一邊對做宣傳避之不及，一邊又抱怨贊助人與我們擦身而過，這樣做是沒有用的。
Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections.
迄今為止電視臺一直竭力避免報道補缺選舉。
...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%...
幾近53％的中學(xué)輟學(xué)率
He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.
他在離 95 歲壽辰僅差兩天時去世了。
My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.
出自-2015年12月閱讀原文Although Leslie's book isn't about politics, he doesn't entirely shy away from the problem.
2017年12月四級真題（第二套）閱讀 Section BMy mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.
2015年12月四級真題（第二套）閱讀 Section BEn… She did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but… W: But so shy
出自-2013年12月聽力原文Her character in that film is very outgoing and charming, even though in real life, Audrey always described herself as shy and quiet.
2019年6月六級真題（第二套）聽力 Section AYou also hate having your photo taken, and you're very shy.
2017年12月六級真題（第一套）聽力 Section CHe is a shy man, but he is not afraid of anything or anyone.
2015年高考英語北京卷 單項填空 原文I had done myself homework but I was shy.
2018年高考英語全國卷3 語法填空 原文Naturally, shy people might not have enough confidence to start up conversations with strangers.
2015年高考英語安徽卷 任務(wù)型讀寫 原文The girl used to be shy, but is gradually getting active in group work and is more willing to express herself.
2015年高考英語湖北卷 單項選擇 原文"he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"
"problems that call for bold not timid responses"
"a very unsure young man"
"eleven is one shy of a dozen"
"shy of strangers"
