shy
英 [?a?]
美[?a?]
- adj. 害羞的；畏縮的，膽怯的
- vi. 投；畏縮；驚退；厭惡
- vt. 投；亂擲
- n. 投擲；驚跳
- n. (Shy)人名；(英)夏伊
CET4TEM4考研CET6中低頻詞TOEFL基本詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?shies;過(guò)去式:?shied;過(guò)去分詞:?shied;現(xiàn)在分詞:?shying;比較級(jí):?shyer或shier;最高級(jí):?shyest;副詞:?shyly;名詞:?shyness;
中文詞源
shy 羞怯的，靦腆的，怕生的
來(lái)自古英語(yǔ) sceoh,害羞的，來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*skiuhwaz,害羞的，畏懼的，可能來(lái)自 PIE*skeu, 隱藏，遮蓋，詞源同 hide,shun.
shy 投擲，亂扔詞源不詳，可能來(lái)自 shoot 俚語(yǔ)形式，常見(jiàn)于游戲名 coconut shy.
英英釋意
- 1. a quick throw;
- "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
英文詞源
- shy
- shy: Shy ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘a(chǎn)fraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the two words is not clear. The original application of the verb seems to have been specifically to the throwing of sticks at chickens, and it has been suggested, not altogether convincingly, that its use alludes to the notion of a ‘shy’ cockerel that refuses to fight (there was an 18th- and early 19th-century slang term shy-cock which meant ‘cowardly person’).
=> eschew, skew - shy (adj.)
- late Old English sceoh "timid, easily startled," from Proto-Germanic *skeukh(w)az "afraid" (cognates: Middle Low German schüwe, Dutch schuw, German scheu "shy;" Old High German sciuhen, German scheuchen "to scare away"). Uncertain cognates outside Germanic, unless in Old Church Slavonic shchuti "to hunt, incite." Italian schivare "to avoid," Old French eschiver "to shun" are Germanic loan-words. Meaning "lacking, short of" is from 1895, American English gambling slang. Related: Shyly; shyness.
- shy (v.1)
- "to throw (a missile) with a jerk or toss," 1787, colloquial, of unknown origin and uncertain connection to shy (adj.). Related: Shied; shying.
- shy (v.2)
- "to recoil," 1640s, from shy (adj.). Related: Shied; shying.
考試真題
- 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(jí)真題（第二套）閱讀 Section B
- 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.
2015年12月四級(jí)真題（第二套）閱讀 Section B
- En… She did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but… W: But so shy
出自-2013年12月聽(tīng)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(jí)真題（第二套）聽(tīng)力 Section A
- You also hate having your photo taken, and you're very shy.
2017年12月六級(jí)真題（第一套）聽(tīng)力 Section C
- He is a shy man, but he is not afraid of anything or anyone.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)北京卷 單項(xiàng)填空 原文
- I had done myself homework but I was shy.
2018年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷3 語(yǔ)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(yǔ)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(yǔ)湖北卷 單項(xiàng)選擇 原文
詞組搭配
have a shy at
try to hit something, especially with a ball or stone
（尤指用球或石頭）試圖擊中
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- a quiet, shy man
- 靦腆、不大說(shuō)話的人
牛津詞典
- Don't be shy─come and say hello.
- 別害羞——過(guò)來(lái)問(wèn)個(gè)好。
牛津詞典
- She was too shy to ask anyone for help.
- 她太靦腆，不愿向任何人求助。
牛津詞典
- As a teenager I was painfully shy .
- 我十幾歲的時(shí)候靦腆得很。
牛津詞典
- She's very shy with adults.
- 她在大人面前很拘束。
牛津詞典
- a shy smile
- 靦腆的微笑
牛津詞典
- The panda is a shy creature.
- 熊貓是一種膽小的動(dòng)物。
牛津詞典
- The band has never been shy of publicity.
- 這支樂(lè)隊(duì)一向不憚?wù)袚u。
牛津詞典
- He disliked her and had never been shy of saying so.
- 他不喜歡她，而且從來(lái)不忌諱說(shuō)出來(lái)。
牛津詞典
- 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(gè)月就滿90歲。
牛津詞典
- We are still two players shy (of a full team).
- （湊成一支隊(duì)）我們還缺兩名隊(duì)員。
牛津詞典
- camera-shy (= not liking to be photographed)
- 不愛(ài)照相
牛津詞典
- He's always been work-shy.
- 他總是躲避工作。
牛津詞典
- My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise.
- 這陌生的聲音把我的馬驚了。
牛津詞典
- Hugh never shied away from his responsibilities.
- 該自己承擔(dān)的責(zé)任，休從不回避。
牛津詞典
- The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story.
- 各家報(bào)紙紛紛退避，不敢調(diào)查詳情。
牛津詞典
- She was a shy, quiet-spoken girl...
- 她是個(gè)害羞、說(shuō)話輕聲細(xì)語(yǔ)的女孩。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- She was a shy and retiring person off-stage...
- 她在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中是個(gè)靦腆而且不善社交的人。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- 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(wú)顧忌地發(fā)表你的意見(jiàn)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.
- 風(fēng)一吹來(lái)，火星四濺，盧埃林的種馬驚跳起來(lái)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by...
- 一邊對(duì)做宣傳避之不及，一邊又抱怨贊助人與我們擦身而過(guò)，這樣做是沒(méi)有用的。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections.
- 迄今為止電視臺(tái)一直竭力避免報(bào)道補(bǔ)缺選舉。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- ...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%...
- 幾近53％的中學(xué)輟學(xué)率
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.
- 他在離 95 歲壽辰僅差兩天時(shí)去世了。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典