| 词组 | shy |
| 释义 | shy A person can be said to be shy of or about doing something: • "... Mr. Fox could not be afraid of Dr. Johnson; yet he certainly was very shy of saying any thing in Dr. Johnson's presence." —Edward Gibbon, quoted in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791 • ... one may well be rather shy of reverting to topics that are not, perhaps, yet exhausted —F. R. Leavis, Revaluation, 1947 • ... I should have been more shy about questioning such a suggestion —F. R. Leavis, The Common Pursuit, 1952 • Miss Mori did not, as expected, produce printed furs. However, she wasn't shy about lavender or mauve dyed minks —Angela Taylor, N. Y. Times, 17 May 1980 Shy can also be followed by to and the infinitive: • Authors even then were not shy to take liberties with the English language —Times Literary Supp., 2 Oct. 1969 • Although shy to call himself a collector, Mr. Coady means business about handcrafted furniture —Stephen Drucker, N.Y. Times, 21 Oct. 1982 When shy has the sense "showing a lack" or "short," it is followed by of: • ... a fat man shy of natural quickness —Larry L. King, New Times, 21 Feb. 1975 • The entire tree is just shy of eight feet tall —Early American Life, August 1980 |
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