a.

1. 怕羞的，羞怯的，腼腆的[（+of）]
   Small children are often shy of anyone they do not know.

   小孩子在陌生人面前常常是怯生生的。

2. 易受惊的，胆小的[（+of）]
   A deer is a shy animal.

   鹿是一种易受惊的动物。

3. 迟疑的，提防的；躲避的[F]
   Don't be shy of telling them what you think.

   你有什么想法尽管跟他们讲，不要有顾虑。

4. 不愿的，不喜欢……的[F][（+of）]
   She is shy of interviews.

   她不愿意人家采访她。

5. 【美】【口】缺乏的，不足的[A][F][（+of/on）]
   The store is shy on porcelain cups.

   这家商店瓷杯缺货。

6. 幽僻的
   the shy recesses of the woodland

   幽僻的林区深处

vi.

1. （马等）惊退[（+at）]
   The horse shied at the shrill whistle.

   那匹马听到刺耳的汽笛声，惊得往后倒退。

2. 畏缩，胆怯[（+away from）]
   He isn't the man to shy at difficulties.

   他不是在困难面前畏缩的人。

3. 厌恶[（+away from）]
   She shied from new involvement in the deal.

   她不想再卷入那笔交易。

4. 回避[（+away/off）]
   Her eyes shied away from mine.

   她一见到我在看她就避开了我的眼睛。

n.

1. （马等的）惊退

vt.

1. 【口】投，扔
   The boy shied a stone at the dog.

   男孩向狗扔了一块石头。

vi.

1. 【口】投，扔

n.[S1][(+at)]

1. 投掷
   He had a shy at the wicket but missed.

   他向三柱门投掷一球，但未命中。

2. 【口】尝试
3. 【口】讥刺，抨击
   He took a few good-natured shies at his opponents.

   他对他的对手并无恶意地嘲讽了几句。

adj.

1. nervous or timid in the company of other people.
   ▸ (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do.
   ▸ [in combination] having a specified dislike or aversion:

   camera-shy.
   ▸(of a wild animal) reluctant to remain in sight of humans.
2. (shy of) informal less than; short of.
   ▸before.
3. (of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.

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