➡ See also the entries for quiet3 and solitary另见quiet条第3义和solitary条shy ♦︎ insecure ♦︎ timid ♦︎ coy ♦︎ diffident ♦︎ inhibitedThese words all describe a person who is not confident or is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people.这些词均表示羞怯的、腼腆的、拘谨的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆shy / insecure / timid / coy / diffident / inhibited about sth◆a shy / an insecure / a timid (young) man / woman / child◆a shy / timid girl / boy / creature / animal◆a shy / coy / diffident smile / manner■shy(of a person) nervous or embarrassed about meeting or speaking to other people; showing this; (of animals) easily frightened and not willing to come near people(人)腼腆的,羞怯的;(动物)易受惊的,胆小的◆Don't be shy-come and say hello.别害羞-过来打个招呼。◆He gave a shy little smile.他腼腆地微笑了一下。◆The panda is a shy creature.熊猫是一种胆小的动物。▸shyly
adverb
◆She smiled shyly.她羞怯地微笑了一下。▸shyness
noun
[uncountable] ◆He tried to overcome his shyness.他努力克服自己腼腆的毛病。■insecure ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r); NAmEˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrnot confident about yourself or your relationships with other people缺乏信心的;无把握的◆He's very insecure about his appearance.他对自己的长相非常缺乏信心。OPPconfident ⇨ confident▸insecurityˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərəti; NAmEˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrəti
noun
[uncountable, countable, usually plural] ◆feelings of insecurity不安全感◆We all have our fears and insecurities.我们都有各自的恐惧和不安全感。■timidˈtɪmɪd (especiallywritten) (of people or animals) shy and nervous(人或动物)羞怯的,胆怯的,缺乏勇气的◆I was too timid to ask anyone.我不好意思去问任何人。◆They're pretty timid creatures who will run away at the slightest noise.这些动物很胆小,听到一点儿动静就会逃走。OPPbold ⇨ bold■coyshy or pretending to be shy and innocent, especially about love and sex, sometimes in order to make people more interested in you(尤指对爱情或性爱)羞答答的,假装害羞无知的,故作忸怩的◆She gave him a coy smile.她羞答答地对他笑了笑。■diffident ˈdɪfɪdənt (especiallywritten) not having much confidence in yourself; not wanting to talk about yourself缺乏自信的;羞怯的;不愿谈及自己的◆He was modest and diffident about his own success.他很谦虚,不愿谈及自己的成功。◆Greg was the quiet, diffident type.格雷格是那种文静、羞怯型的人。▸diffidence
noun
[uncountable] ◆She overcame her natural diffidence and spoke with great frankness.她克服了生性胆怯的毛病,非常坦率地说出了自己的想法。■inhibited ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd unable to relax or express your feelings in a natural way拘束的;拘谨的◆Boys are often more inhibited than girls about discussing their problems.男孩子往往不如女孩子敢于谈论自己的问题。OPPuninhibited ⇨ sociable▸inhibition ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃn, ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃn
noun
[countable, uncountable] ◆The children were shy at first, but soon lost their inhibitions.孩子们起初很羞涩,但很快就不拘谨了。
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