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TOEFL BNC: 5301 COCA: 4407

shy
1 shy /ˈʃaɪ/ adjective
shier or shyer /ˈʃajɚ/ ; shiest or shyest /ˈʃajəst/
1 shy
/ˈʃaɪ/
adjective
shier or shyer /ˈʃajɚ/ ; shiest or shyest /ˈʃajəst/
Learner's definition of SHY
[also more shy; most shy]
1 
a  : feeling nervous and uncomfortable about meeting and talking to people害羞的；腼腆的
b  : showing that you are nervous and uncomfortable about meeting and talking to people显得腼腆的；看着羞怯的
2 
: tending to avoid something because of nervousness, fear, dislike, etc.（因紧张、害怕、厌恶等）躲避的，回避的；怕做…的
— often + of
3 
: hesitant about taking what you want or need犹豫的
4 
of an animal : easily frightened : timid（动物）易受惊的，胆小的
5 
chiefly US : having less than a full or expected amount or number : short不足的；不够的
— usually + of

fight shy of

British
: to try to avoid something躲避；回避

once bitten, twice shy

— see 1bite

— shyly

adverb

— shyness

noun [noncount]
2 shy /ˈʃaɪ/ verb
shies; shied; shying
2 shy
/ˈʃaɪ/
verb
shies; shied; shying
Learner's definition of SHY
[no object]
: to move away from something because of fear吓退；被惊走

shy from

(US) [phrasal verb] or shy away from
shy from (something) (US) or shy away from (something)
: to try to avoid (something) because of nervousness, fear, dislike, etc.（因紧张、害怕、厌恶等）躲避，避免，回避
TOEFL BNC: 5301 COCA: 4407

shy

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adjective

ˈshī How to pronounce shy (audio)
shier or shyer ˈshī(-ə)r How to pronounce shy (audio) ; shiest or shyest ˈshī-əst How to pronounce shy (audio)
1
: easily frightened : timid
2
: disposed to avoid a person or thing
publicity shy
3
: hesitant in committing oneself : circumspect
4
: sensitively diffident or retiring : reserved
also : expressive of such a state or nature
a shy smile
5
: secluded, hidden
6
: having less than the full or specified amount or number : short
just shy of six feet tall
7
: disreputable
gambling hells and shy saloons Blackwood's
shyly adverb
shyness noun

shy

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verb (1)

shied; shying

intransitive verb

1
: to develop or show a dislike or distaste
—usually used with from or away from
an author who shies away from publicity
2
: to start suddenly aside through fright or alarm

shy

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noun (1)

plural shies
: a sudden start aside (as from fright)

shy

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verb (2)

shied; shying

intransitive verb

: to make a sudden throw

transitive verb

: to throw (an object) with a jerk : fling

shy

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noun (2)

plural shies
1
: the act of shying : toss, throw
2
: a verbal fling or attack
3
: cockshy

Synonyms

Adjective

Choose the Right Synonym for shy

shy, bashful, diffident, modest, coy mean not inclined to be forward.

shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others.

shy with strangers

bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence.

a bashful boy out on his first date

diffident stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking.

felt diffident about raising an objection

modest suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit.

modest about her success

coy implies a pretended shyness.

put off by her coy manner

Example Sentences

Adjective I was painfully shy as a teenager. She was too shy to ask for help. He gave her a shy smile. Help yourself if you want more. Don't be shy.

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English schey, going back to Old English scēoh, going back to West Germanic *skeuh(w)a- (whence also Middle High German schiehe, schiech "timid, despondent," and, with alteration or variant ablaut, Middle Dutch scu, scouw "timid"), perhaps extended form of Indo-European *(s)keu̯(H)- "perceive, watch" — more at show entry 1

Verb (1)

derivative of shy entry 1

Noun (1)

derivative of shy entry 2

Verb (2)

of obscure origin

Noun (2)

derivative of shy entry 4

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (1)

1791, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1787, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (2)

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shy was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing shy

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TOEFL BNC: 5301 COCA: 4407
shy

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤violently猛地驚退PREPOSITION➤at因⋯而驚退◇Her horse shied violently at a gorse bush.金雀花叢把她的馬驚得猛然後退。
shy

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound害羞；感到害羞；看起來羞怯；似乎難為情；聽起來腼腆◇Please don't be shy－I won't eat you!別那麼害羞，我又不會吃了你！➤become, get, grow變得腼腆ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常害羞▸➤desperately, excessively, painfully, terribly極其害羞；特別難為情◇As a teenager I was painfully shy.我十幾歲時非常害羞。➤all害羞極了◇She went all shy and hid behind her mother.她變得非常害羞，躲到了媽媽身後。➤almost幾乎害臊▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些害羞▸➤naturally天生害羞◇He is a naturally shy, retiring man.他天生腼腆，不愛交際。➤chronically (especially BrE) 一直很害羞PREPOSITION➤around在⋯面前害羞◇She was terribly shy around strangers.有陌生人在的時候她特別害羞。➤of對⋯有戒心◇I was a little shy of them at first.一開始我對他們有點兒戒心。➤with對⋯有顧慮◇You don't have to be shy with me, you know.要知道你在我面前不必有顧慮。

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