timid

adjective

/ˈtɪmɪd/

shy and nervous; not brave羞怯的；胆怯的；缺乏勇气的
- 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
- Deer are naturally timid creatures.鹿是天生胆小的动物。
- She looked extremely timid.她看上去极其胆怯。
- a rather timid girl相当胆小的女孩
- I was too timid to ask anyone.我不好意思去问任何人。
- Timid children need careful handling to build up their confidence.胆小的孩子需要小心处理来建立他们的信心。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Collocations Dictionary
Timid is used with these nouns:
knock
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin timidus, from timere ‘to fear’.

词汇	timid
释义	timid adjective /ˈtɪmɪd/ /ˈtɪmɪd/ shy and nervous; not brave羞怯的；胆怯的；缺乏勇气的 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 Deer are naturally timid creatures.鹿是天生胆小的动物。 She looked extremely timid.她看上去极其胆怯。 a rather timid girl相当胆小的女孩 I was too timid to ask anyone.我不好意思去问任何人。 Timid children need careful handling to build up their confidence.胆小的孩子需要小心处理来建立他们的信心。 Topics Personal qualitiesc1 Collocations DictionaryTimid is used with these nouns: knock 词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin timidus, from timere ‘to fear’.
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