bashful

英 [ˈbæʃfl]

美 [ˈbæʃfl]

adj.  羞怯的; 忸怩的

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BNC.32929 / COCA.22828

牛津词典

adj.

• 羞怯的；忸怩的
  shy and easily embarrassed

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 害羞的；腼腆的；忸怩的
  Someone who isbashfulis shy and easily embarrassed.
  1. He seemed bashful and awkward...
     他看起来腼腆且局促不安。
  2. In our culture we tend to be bashful about our talents and skills.
     在我们的文化中，我们往往羞于谈论自己的才干和技能。
  3. ...a bashful young lady.
     腼腆的年轻女子

英英释义

adj

• disposed to avoid notice
  1. they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it
  Synonym:blate
• self-consciously timid
  1. I never laughed, being bashfu

双语例句

• But the garter was so bashful, so modest, and thought it was a strange question to answer.
  不过袜带是非常害羞的。要回答这样一个问题，她觉得非常困难。
• In our culture we tend to be bashful about our talents and skills.
  在我们的文化中，我们往往羞于谈论自己的才干和技能。
• Are you sure? Please do not be bashful.
  你能肯定吗？请不要怕难为情。
• I never laughed, being bashful./ Lowering my head, I looked at the wall ( Ezra Pound).
  我从来不笑，生性害羞。/低着头，我盯着墙壁（埃兹拉.庞德）。
• Don't be bashful& speak up for yourself.
  别害羞&你有话说出来啊。
• She is always bashful among strangers.
  她和生人在一起，总是忸忸怩怩。
• I'm very sociable, but my baby is so bashful that it's a problem taking her out.
  我非常喜欢交际，但是我的孩子很害羞，带她出去是一个问题。
• She is rather bashful.
  她有点怕羞。
• You are still bashful* Are you?
  你还害羞是吗？
• Don't be bashful about showing others what you can do.
  向别人展示你的才能时别难为情。