a.

1. 怕羞的，羞怯的，靦腆的[（+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. 易受驚的，膽小的[（+of）]
   A deer is a shy animal.

   鹿是一種易受驚的動物。

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

   你有什麼想法儘管跟他們講，不要有顧慮。

4. 不願的，不喜歡……的[F][（+of）]
   She is shy of interviews.

   她不願意人家採訪她。

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

   這家商店瓷杯缺貨。

6. 幽僻的
   the shy recesses of the woodland

   幽僻的林區深處

vi.

1. （馬等）驚退[（+at）]
   The horse shied at the shrill whistle.

   那匹馬聽到刺耳的汽笛聲，驚得往後倒退。

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

   他不是在困難面前畏縮的人。

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

   她不想再捲入那筆交易。

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

   她一見到我在看她就避開了我的眼睛。

n.

1. （馬等的）驚退

vt.

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

   男孩向狗扔了一塊石頭。

vi.

1. 【口】投，扔

n.[S1][(+at)]

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

   他向三柱門投擲一球，但未命中。

2. 【口】嘗試
3. 【口】譏刺，抨擊
   He took a few good-natured shies at his opponents.

   他對他的對手並無惡意地嘲諷了幾句。

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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