shyer

[ʃaiə]

n. 畏缩不前的人, 易受惊的马

例句与用法：

I'm shy of buying shares, in case I lose money.

我不敢买股票，怕赔钱。

The dog is shy of strangers.

这狗怕生人。

He was unhappy in his job for years but always fought shy of telling his boss.

他多年来工作都很不愉快，却始终未向老板启齿。

We are still a little shy of our quota.

我们离完成定额还差一点点。

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