| 单词 | shy |
| 释义 | Word Frequency shy 1(ʃaɪ) adjectiveWord forms: shyer, shyest, shier or shiest 1. not at ease in the company of others 2. easily frightened; timid 3. (often foll by of) watchful or wary 4. poker (of a player) without enough money to back his or her bet 5. (of plants and animals) not breeding or producing offspring freely 6. (foll by of) informal, mainly US and Canadian short (of) 7. (in combination) showing reluctance or disinclination workshy verbWord forms: shies, shying or shied (intransitive) 8. to move suddenly, as from fear the horse shied at the snake in the road 9. (usually foll by off or away) to draw back; recoil nounWord forms: plural shies 10. a sudden movement, as from fear Derived forms shyly (ˈshyly) adverb shyness (ˈshyness) noun Word origin Old English sceoh; related to Old High German sciuhen to frighten away, Dutch schuw shy, Swedish skyggWord Frequency shy 2(ʃaɪ) verbWord forms: shies, shying or shied 1. to throw (something) with a sideways motion nounWord forms: plural shies 2. a quick throw 3. informal a gibe 4. informal an attempt; experiment 5. short for cockshy Derived forms shyer (ˈshyer) noun Word origin C18: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German sciuhen to make timid, Middle Dutch schüchteren to chase away |
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