timid

英 [ˈtɪmɪd]

美 [ˈtɪmɪd]

adj.  羞怯的; 胆怯的; 缺乏勇气的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 羞怯的；胆怯的；缺乏勇气的
  shy and nervous; not brave
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. a timid voice
     羞怯的声音

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 胆小的;害羞的;缺乏自信的
  Timidpeople are shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves.
  1. A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age.
     伊莎贝拉是一个羞怯的孩子，很小就学会了顺从。
• ADJ-GRADED 犹豫不决的;瞻前顾后的
  If you describe someone's attitudes or actions astimid, you are criticizing them for being too cautious or slow to act, because they are nervous about the possible consequences of their actions.
  1. The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing international developments...
     批评总统的人认为他在应对风云变幻的国际局势时过于瞻前顾后。
  2. The newspaper called the plan timid and unimaginative.
     该报称这一计划谨小慎微，毫无想象力。

英英释义

noun

• people who are fearful and cautious
  1. whitewater rafting is not for the timid
  Synonym:cautious

adj

• showing fear and lack of confidence
• lacking conviction or boldness or courage
  1. faint heart ne'er won fair lady
  Synonym:faintfaintheartedfaint-hearted
• lacking self-confidence
  1. stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
  2. problems that call for bold not timid responses
  3. a very unsure young man
  Synonym:diffidentshyunsure

双语例句

• Timid thoughts, do not be afraid of me. I am a poet.
  羞涩的思想啊，请不要害怕我。我是一个诗人。
• This can chase me urgently bad, I am timid and not to love an explanation.
  这可把我急坏了，我这个人脸皮薄又不爱解释。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.
  他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。
• Don't scare her; she's rather timid.
  别吓唬她，她胆儿小。
• She has a timid and weak-willed nature and has no definite views of her own.
  她生性怯弱，没有主见。
• The newspaper called the plan timid and unimaginative.
  该报称这一计划谨小慎微，毫无想象力。
• I am a timid child when light is dead.
  当光消隐时我是一个怯懦的孩子。
• A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.
  一个胆小的男人或男孩被认为有孩子气或无侵略性。
• A couple of years ago, when I first saw her, she was a very timid girl.
  两三年前，当我第一次看到她时，她是一个非常胆小的女孩。
• If you're timid, loud and aggressive people are probably not good for you, and vice versa.
  他们的观点有可能会影响到你，如果你胆小，那么嗓门大的，咄咄逼人的人有可能不适合你。反过来也是一样。