1 nervous and uncomfortable about meeting and speaking to people; showing that sb feels like this 害臊的;羞怯的;腼腆的:
She's very shy with strangers.她很怕生。a shy smile羞怯的一笑
2shy (of/about sth/doing sth) frightened to do sth or to become involved in sth 害怕做或参与某事:
She's not shy of telling people what she thinks.她敢于把自己的想法告诉别人。 ➔shylyadv➔shynessnoun [U]:
He didn't overcome his shyness till he had left school.他中学毕业以后才克服了害羞的毛病。
shy²
/ʃaɪ ||; ʃaɪ/verb
(present participleshyingthird person singular presentshies;past tensepast participleshied) [I] (used about a horse) to suddenly move back or sideways in fear (指马)因惊慌而退避
shy away from sth/from doing sth to avoid doing sth because you are afraid (因害怕而)避开,回避,退缩