shy

adj. /ʃaɪ/ A1

害羞的；胆怯的

Nervous or uncomfortable around other people.

仙境例句

A shy little crab hid behind the Dodo as everyone swam out of the pool.

大家游出池塘时，一只害羞的小螃蟹躲在渡渡鸟身后。

“Shy, they seem to put everything upon Bill!

“哎呀，他们好像把什么苦差事都推给比尔了！

卡罗尔原著 · 第 4 章

And it made us appreciate a lot what did work and shy away from things that didn’t work.

这让我们深刻体会到什么策略是行之有效的，并对行不通的事情避而远之。

Warren Buffett · 1997