1ADJ-GRADED (对爱情或性爱)害羞的,腼腆的,故作忸怩的,假装害羞的 A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex. (对爱情或性爱)害羞的,腼腆的,故作忸怩的,假装害羞的
She is modest without being coy.
她很端庄,丝毫不忸怩。
I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy.
卡萝尔忸怩作态勾引男人的样子让我恶心。
coyly
She smiled coyly at Algie as he took her hand and raised it to his lips.
当阿尔吉把她的手举到自己唇边时,她报以羞涩的一笑。
coyness
The public may once have liked her, but her coyness and flirting now interfere with her interviews.
公众也许曾经喜欢过她,但现在她的忸怩作态和卖弄风情让人们对她的采访大失所望。
2ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ](因愧疚或难为情而)含糊其辞的 If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about. (因愧疚或难为情而)含糊其辞的
The hotel are understandably coy about the incident.
酒店对那次事件不愿多说,这可以理解。
Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions. [+ about]