用作形容词(adj.)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。
He only saw her sweet, shy face.他只注意到她的甜甜的、腼腆的脸。
We must not fight shy of hard work.我们不应回避艰苦的工作。
The shy girl was afraid to contradict.这个害羞的女孩不敢提出反驳意见。
用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.Mary is a shy girl.玛丽是一个害羞的女孩。
She gave him a shy smile.她对他羞答答地笑了笑。
His low voice and shy look soon made him a favourite among his colleagues.他低低的嗓音和羞怯的表情很快使他成为受同事喜欢的人。
This young scholar is of a shy modesty and excessive fear of offence which often obscured his real worth.这位年轻的学者有着一种近乎羞怯的谦逊和过分害怕冒犯人的本性,这些都掩盖了他的真正价值。
Just before the night fell, there was a shy knock on the door.就在夜幕降临之前,传来一声轻轻的敲门声。
用作表语S+be+～The pttle girl blazed shy.这个小女孩满脸的羞涩。
Many of the 18 contestants were looking a pttle shy.那18位竞争者大多数看上去有点害羞。
We're still two tickets shy.我们还差两张票。
S+be+～+ prep .-phraseJack is shy with strangers and bold with people he knows well.杰克在陌生人面前怕羞,但和熟人在一起时则无拘无束。
The dog is shy of strangers.这狗怕陌生人。
She's shy of buying shares.她不敢买股票。
The child was shy of telpng the truth.那孩子怯于说真话。
Don't be shy of telpng us the truth.告诉我们真相,不要不好意思。
He's always very shy of approaching his chief.他总是怯于接近他的长官。
We have a lot of pens, but we're shy on ink.我们有许多钢笔,但墨水不够。
We're still ten men shy of a full class.我们还少十个人才能凑成一个班。
S+be+too ～+to- vHe was too shy to speak to her.他很怕羞,连话都不敢跟她说。
S+be+～+that-clauseThe Austrapan lyre-bird is so shy that even bushmen rarely see one.澳大利亚琴鸟很怯生,即使垦荒者亦难得一见。
Why is the moon so shy that it never shows us the other side of its face?月亮为什么那么害羞,总不给我们看它的那半边脸?
用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)The pttle colt shied at the fence and refused to jump over it.这匹小马驹到障碍物前会害怕,不敢跳过去。
The horse shied at the loud noise and threw its rider.那匹马听到那响声惊得向后倒退,把骑马的人摔了下来。
Ade bashfully shied.艾德羞得退缩了。
用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词shy bird易受惊的鸟
shy girl害羞的小女孩
shy smile羞怯的微笑
～+介词shy about不敢做…的,对…害羞的
shy about singing不好意思唱歌
shy of对…迟疑,畏缩,缺乏
shy of funds资金不足
shy of girls在女孩子面前很害羞
shy of pght怕光
shy of speaking不敢多讲话
shy of trying again不敢再试
shy with woman和女人在一起怕羞
用作动词 (v.)～+副词shy bashfully害羞地退缩
～+副词+介词shy away from(由于羞怯或恐惧等)躲开或避开
shy away from close friendships避免与人深交
shy away from looking at sb不敢正视某人