shy學測 L2KK [ˈʃaɪ] | /ˈʃaɪ/
害羞的;靦腆的·(數量)短缺的;不足的
害羞之外,shy 還能形容數量不足
Tom was too shy to raise his hand, even though he knew the correct answer.
Tom 太害羞了,就算知道正確答案也不敢舉手。
一個畫面:縮身退後半步
眼神閃避見到生人,視線不自覺往下移
縮著肩膀身體不自覺後縮,不敢向前
還差一步數量卡在門檻前,還沒補齊
義項
眼神躲閃B1adjective害羞的;靦腆的
At the party, she was too shy to talk to anyone.
在派對上,她太害羞了,不敢跟任何人說話。
a shy smilea shy child
供應短缺B1adjective(數量)短缺的;不足的
The shop was shy on fresh vegetables, so we bought frozen ones instead.
這家店的新鮮蔬菜不足,所以我們改買冷凍的。
shy of the goalshy on cash
片語
shy away from退縮閃躲 →因害怕而躲避不做
shy of還差一點 →數量上還差一點
camera-shy怕被拍照 →害怕面對鏡頭拍照
你會不會這樣說?
'The shop was shy on fresh vegetables, so we bought frozen ones instead.' 這裡的 shy 最接近哪個意思?(A) 害羞的 (B) 數量不足的
看答案
(B)
此句形容店裡菜不夠賣,對應「數量不足」義項,而非個性害羞。
Tom was too ___ to raise his hand, even though he knew the correct answer. (shy / sky)
看答案
shy
shy 意指害羞,sky 是天空,兩字拼法相近但意思無關。
字族
shyly 害羞地;靦腆地・shyness 害羞;靦腆