shy 音标拼音: [ʃ'ɑɪ]
n . 惊跳,惊避
a . 胆怯的,畏缩的,怀疑的,羞怯的
vi . 惊跳,乱投,乱掷,厌恶
惊跳,惊避胆怯的,畏缩的,怀疑的,羞怯的惊跳,乱投,乱掷,厌恶
shy adj 1 :
lacking self -
confidence ; "
stood in the doorway diffident and abashed "; "
problems that call for bold not timid responses "; "
a very unsure young man " [
synonym : {
diffident },
{
shy }, {
timid }, {
unsure }] [
ant : {
confident }]
2 :
short ; "
eleven is one shy of a dozen "
3 :
wary and distrustful ;
disposed to avoid persons or things ;
"
shy of strangers "
n 1 :
a quick throw ; "
he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman "
v 1 :
start suddenly ,
as from fright 2 :
throw quickly Shy \
Shy \ (
sh [
imac ]),
a . [
Compar . {
Shier } (
sh [
imac ]"[~
e ]
r )
or {
Shyer };
superl . {
Shiest }
or {
Shyest }.] [
OE .
schey ,
skey ,
sceouh ,
AS .
sce ['
o ]
h ;
akin to Dan .
sky ,
Sw .
skygg ,
D .
schuw ,
MHG .
schiech ,
G .
scheu ,
OHG .
sciuhen to be or make timid .
Cf .
{
Eschew }.]
1 .
Easily frightened ;
timid ;
as ,
a shy bird .
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1913 Webster ]
The horses of the army . . .
were no longer shy ,
but would come up to my very feet without starting .
--
Swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Reserved ;
coy ;
disinclined to familiar approach .
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What makes you so shy ,
my good friend ?
There '
s nobody loves you better than I . --
Arbuthnot .
[
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The embarrassed look of shy distress And maidenly shamefacedness . --
Wordsworth .
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3 .
Cautious ;
wary ;
suspicious .
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I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the preparation of medicines . --
Boyle .
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Princes are ,
by wisdom of state ,
somewhat shy of thier successors . --
Sir H .
Wotton .
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4 .
Inadequately supplied ;
short ;
lacking ;
as ,
the team is shy two players .[
Slang ]
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
5 . (
Poker ),
owing money to the pot ; --
in cases where an opponent '
s bet has exceeded a player '
s available stake or chips ,
but the player chooses to continue playing the hand before adding the required bet to the pot . [
Slang ]
[
PJC ]
{
To fight shy }.
See under {
Fight },
v .
i .
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1913 Webster ]
Shy \
Shy \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Shied };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Shying }.] [
From {
Shy },
a .]
To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion ; --
said especially of horses .
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1913 Webster ]
Shy \
Shy \,
v .
t .
To throw sidewise with a jerk ;
to fling ;
as ,
to shy a stone ;
to shy a slipper . --
T .
Hughes .
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Shy \
Shy \,
n .
1 .
A sudden start aside ,
as by a horse .
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2 .
A side throw ;
a throw ;
a fling . --
Thackeray .
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If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand ,
he must ,
it seems ,
have a shy at somebody . --
Punch .
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1913 Webster ]
321 Moby Thesaurus words for "
shy ":
Pyrrhonic ,
about the bush ,
afraid ,
agnostic ,
apprehensive ,
around the bush ,
arrested ,
averse ,
avert ,
avoid ,
back down ,
backhanded ,
backward ,
balance ,
balk ,
bankrupt in ,
bare of ,
bashful ,
be startled ,
bear off ,
beat about ,
beat around ,
beg the question ,
bereft of ,
bicker ,
bilk ,
blench ,
blink ,
boggle ,
boggling ,
bowl ,
cagey ,
callow ,
cast ,
cast at ,
catapult ,
cautious ,
cavil ,
chary ,
choplogic ,
chuck ,
chuck at ,
chunk ,
circumspect ,
confused ,
conscious ,
cowardly ,
coy ,
cringe ,
dart ,
dash ,
debate ,
defective ,
deficient ,
deliberate ,
demur ,
demure ,
demurring ,
denuded of ,
deprived of ,
destitute of ,
devoid of ,
diffident ,
distrustful ,
dodge ,
double ,
doubtful ,
doubting ,
draw aside ,
draw back ,
draw in ,
dubious ,
duck ,
ease off ,
edge off ,
elude ,
embryonic ,
empty of ,
equivocate ,
eschew ,
evade ,
evade the issue ,
fade ,
failing ,
fall back ,
falter ,
faltering ,
fear ,
fearful ,
fearing ,
fearsome ,
fence ,
fight shy ,
fight shy of ,
fire ,
fire at ,
flinch ,
fling ,
fling at ,
flip ,
fly off ,
for want of ,
fork ,
forlorn of ,
from Missouri ,
gag ,
gee ,
glance ,
glance off ,
go off ,
goosy ,
hang back ,
hang off ,
have qualms ,
haw ,
head off ,
heave ,
heave at ,
hedge ,
hem and haw ,
hesitant ,
hesitate ,
hesitating ,
hold off ,
hover ,
hum and haw ,
hurl ,
hurl against ,
hurl at ,
hurtle ,
hypoplastic ,
immature ,
in arrear ,
in arrears ,
in default ,
in default of ,
in doubt ,
in fear ,
in short supply ,
in want of ,
inadequate ,
inarticulate ,
incomplete ,
indisposed ,
infant ,
insufficient ,
introversive ,
introvert ,
introverted ,
jerk ,
jib ,
jump ,
jump a mile ,
jumpy ,
lacking ,
lance ,
launch ,
leery ,
let fly ,
let fly at ,
loath ,
lob ,
make bones about ,
make way for ,
missing ,
mistrustful ,
mistrusting ,
modest ,
mousy ,
move aside ,
mystify ,
needing ,
nervous ,
nitpick ,
obscure ,
out of ,
out of pocket ,
palter ,
panic ,
parry ,
part ,
partial ,
pass ,
patchy ,
pause ,
peg ,
pelt ,
pick nits ,
pitch ,
pitchfork ,
ponder ,
pot ,
prevaricate ,
pull away ,
pull back ,
pull in ,
pull out ,
pussyfoot ,
put ,
put off ,
put the shot ,
quail ,
qualmish ,
questioning ,
quibble ,
rabbity ,
recoil ,
reel back ,
reluctant ,
reserved ,
retiring ,
retract ,
retreat ,
scant ,
scant of ,
scanty ,
scarce ,
scary ,
scrappy ,
scruple ,
scrupulous ,
self -
conscious ,
self -
distrustful ,
self -
effacing ,
serve ,
shaky ,
shamefaced ,
shamefast ,
sheepish ,
sheer off ,
shift ,
shift off ,
shilly -
shally ,
shivery ,
short ,
short of ,
shove aside ,
shrink ,
shrink back ,
shrinking ,
shuffle ,
shun ,
shunt ,
shy at ,
shy away ,
shy of ,
shy off ,
side ,
sidestep ,
sideswipe ,
sidetrack ,
sidle ,
skedaddle ,
skeptical ,
sketchy ,
skittery ,
skittish ,
sling ,
sling at ,
snap ,
split hairs ,
squeamish ,
stammering ,
stampede ,
start ,
start aside ,
start back ,
startle ,
startlish ,
steer clear of ,
step aside ,
stick ,
stick at ,
stickle ,
stickling ,
stop to consider ,
straddle the fence ,
strain ,
strain at ,
stumble ,
suspecting ,
suspicious ,
swerve ,
switch ,
tergiversate ,
think twice about ,
throw ,
throw at ,
tilt ,
timid ,
timorous ,
toss ,
toss at ,
trembling ,
tremulous ,
trepidant ,
trigger -
happy ,
turn aside ,
turn away ,
turn back ,
unassertive ,
unassured ,
unblessed with ,
uncertain ,
underdeveloped ,
undeveloped ,
uneager ,
unpossessed of ,
untrusting ,
unwilling ,
veer off ,
void of ,
wanting ,
ward off ,
wary ,
waver ,
weasel ,
weasel out ,
wince ,
withdraw ,
yield
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