shy是什么意思？

shy的发音和音标：  英音：[ʃai]美音：[ʃaɪ]
  词形变化   shier   shiest   shies   shying   shied

shy的意思：
形容词.
1.  〈俚〉缺少,不足 (of)
2.  怕羞的;羞怯的
3.  胆小的,见人就躲避的
4.  畏缩的;存戒心的,小心的,谨防...的 (of)
5.  不易捉摸的;(话题)难懂的,费解的
动词.
1.  惊退,惊逸,畏缩 (at)
2.  避开 (away from)
3.  (用石子,球等)乱投 (at)
4.  避开(某人)
名词.
1.〈口〉尝试;企图;目标;机会
2.〈口〉嘲弄
3. (马)惊退,惊逸
4. 投扔,乱丢

shy的相关词组：
fight shy of adj. 避开
be shy of 为 ... 难为情,羞于
shy breeder 难孕母畜
once bitten, twice shy 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
coconut shy n. -shies 掷球击
...shy of 对 ... 迟疑,畏缩
work-shy adj. 怕工作的,讨厌工作的-
shy comb. 表示"回避的"
gun-shy adj. 怕枪炮声的,风声鹤戾的
camera-shy adj. 不喜被拍照的

shy的例句：
We are still a little shy of our quota.
我们离完成定额还差一点点。

To think I did all that; And may I say - not in a shy way, "Oh no, oh no not me, I did it my way".
当我现在想起那一切,我会毫不害羞地说,"哦,不,那不是我,我会用我的方式去做"

He was too shy to talk to anyone at the party.
在晚会上他很腼腆，没有和任何人讲话。

She was too shy to speak to his neighbors, still less speak to the whole class.
她胆小的都不敢和街坊说话,更不用说面对全班发言了

shy的英英解释：
adj.
1.  nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people who you do not know; shy behavior shows that someone is nervous or not confident
2.  not willing to do or be involved in something, because it makes you feel nervous or embarrassed
3.  a shy animal is afraid of people and tries to hide from them
v.
1.  if a horse shies, it moves suddenly away from something because it is afraid