timid

US [ˈtɪmɪd]
UK ['tɪmɪd]
  • adj.羞怯的；胆怯的；缺乏勇气的
  • Web胆小的；怯懦的；害羞的

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timid
adj.
1.
羞怯的；胆怯的；缺乏勇气的shy and nervous; not brave
He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in.
他在门口停住了脚步，不好意思进去。
They've been rather timid in the changes they've made(= they've been afraid to make any big changes) .
他们对所进行的变革一直小心翼翼。
a timid voice
羞怯的声音

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Definition:
AllAll,羞怯的羞怯的,胆怯的胆怯的,缺乏勇气的缺乏勇气的,胆小的胆小的,怯懦的怯懦的,害羞的害羞的
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1.
A year to the day after the ball, a timid knock sounded upon the door of Rachael's parents' home.
一年后的一天，雷切尔父母的家门上响起一阵颤颤巍巍的敲门声。
yī nián hòu de yī tiān , léi qiē ěr fù mǔ de jiā mén shàng xiǎng qǐ yí zhèn chàn chàn wēi wēi de qiāo mén shēng 。
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2.
It was not easy to determine, for she was timid and fearful of being repulsed.
作这一个决定倒不容易，因为她有些怯生生的，害怕遭到拒绝。
zuò zhè yī gè jué dìng dǎo bù róng yì , yīn wèi tā yǒu xiē qiè shēng shēng de , hài pà zāo dào jù jué 。
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3.
He was the biggest kid in the class, but he was the timid type, the kind of kid who'd always end up the target of pranks and insults.
他的体格虽然是全班最宏伟壮硕，个性却非常胆小畏缩，是那种很容易招惹好事者半开玩笑欺负他的类型。
tā de tǐ gé suī rán shì quán bān zuì hóng wěi zhuàng shuò , gè xìng què fēi cháng dǎn xiǎo wèi suō , shì nà zhǒng hěn róng yì zhāo rě hǎo shì zhě bàn kāi wán xiào qī fù tā de lèi xíng 。
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4.
I once saw a photo of him. Wearing a cotton coat, he appeared to be very timid with a dull look in his eyes.
我见过他的照片，穿着土布棉衣，目光呆滞，畏畏缩缩，是那个时代到处可以遇见的一个中国平民。
wǒ jiàn guò tā de zhào piàn , chuān zhe tǔ bù mián yī , mù guāng dāi zhì , wèi wèi suō suō , shì nà ge shí dài dào chù kě yǐ yù jiàn de yī gè zhōng guó píng mín 。
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5.
Next to a few rabbits, you look at me, and I Chouchou you, froze for a long time before timid walked over and shut the door.
旁边的几只兔子，你瞧瞧我，我瞅瞅你，愣了半天，才缩手缩脚的走过去，关上了大门。
páng biān de jǐ zhī tù zǐ , nǐ qiáo qiáo wǒ , wǒ chǒu chǒu nǐ , lèng le bàn tiān , cái suō shǒu suō jiǎo de zǒu guò qù , guān shàng le dà mén 。
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6.
The last good thing the boy did was to help a timid classmate fight against violence of bully, during which he died under a knife cutting.
这个男孩做的最后一件好事是帮助一个胆小的同学对抗暴力威胁，在这个过程中他被捅了一刀，不治身亡。
zhè ge nán hái zuò de zuì hòu yī jiàn hǎo shì shì bāng zhù yī gè dǎn xiǎo de tóng xué duì kàng bào lì wēi xié , zài zhè ge guò chéng zhōng tā bèi tǒng le yī dāo , bù zhì shēn wáng 。
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7.
There was another long silence, after which she said in a timid voice, "Had n't we better walk to the next station? "
一阵寂静之后，她胆怯地说：“是不是应该走到下个车站去？”
yí zhèn jì jìng zhī hòu , tā dǎn qiè de shuō : " shì bu shì yīng gāi zǒu dào xià gè chē zhàn qù ? "
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8.
On the night of the ball, Lorillard was too timid to wear one of his tailless dinner jackets.
晚会的那天夜里，劳瑞拉德胆太小没好意思穿他的无尾短上衣。
wǎn huì de nà tiān yè lǐ , láo ruì lā dé dǎn tài xiǎo méi hǎo yì si chuān tā de wú wěi duǎn shàng yī 。
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9.
This woman voice is clear and fragile, that clumsy and timid and serene exterior even if is loudly talk to all terror to scare her to her.
这女子声音清脆，那羞涩恬静的样子就算是对她大声说话都怕吓着她。
zhè nǚ zǐ shēng yīn qīng cuì , nà xiū sè tián jìng de yàng zǐ jiù suàn shì duì tā dà shēng shuō huà dōu pà xià zhe tā 。
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10.
However, some birds sang and fluttered in the foliage, and appeared very timid, as if man had inspired them with an instinctive fear.
还好，树枝间有小鸟在乱飞乱叫，显得非常胆小，似乎看见了人，才懂得害怕了。
hái hǎo , shù zhī jiān yǒu xiǎo niǎo zài luàn fēi luàn jiào , xiǎn de fēi cháng dǎn xiǎo , sì hū kàn jiàn le rén , cái dǒng de hài pà le 。
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