coy 英 [kɔɪ]   美 [kɔɪ]

coy

coy  英 [kɔɪ] 美 [kɔɪ]

adj. 腼腆的;忸怩作态的;怕羞的  vi. 忸怩作态  vt. 爱抚 

Don't be so coy, and I know you'd like to do the job. 不要这样忸怩作态, 我知道你 真的喜欢这份工作。
The world’s biggest democracy is coy to the point of feebleness in promoting its values abroad. 在对外推广其价值观方面,这个世界上最大的民主国显得忸怩作态、极其无力。

  • Take the adjective coy for a person who pretends to be shy but really isn't, or someone who could give a definite answer but won't. Coy behavior can be playful or just plain annoying.
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  • adj. 腼腆的;忸怩作态的;怕羞的
  • vi. 忸怩作态
  • vt. 爱抚
  • 1. Don't be so coy, and I know you'd like to do the job.

    不要这样忸怩作态, 我知道你 真的喜欢这份工作。

  • 2. The world’s biggest democracy is coy to the point of feebleness in promoting its values abroad.

    在对外推广其价值观方面,这个世界上最大的民主国显得忸怩作态、极其无力。

  • 3. The traditional flirts let the man be the initiator and the women play the more demure, coy, passive role.

    传统调情方式是男士主动出击,而女性更加端正、腼腆害羞,处于被动的角色。

coy / kɔɪ ; NAmE kɔɪ / adjective 1 shy or pretending to be shy and innocent, especially about love or sex, and sometimes in order to make people more interested in you (尤指对爱情或性爱)羞羞答答的,假装害羞无知的,故作忸怩的 She gave me a coy smile. 她羞答答地对我笑了笑。 2 coy(about sth) not willing to give information about sth, or answer questions that tell people too much about you 不愿提供信息的;不肯作答的;含糊其词的 SYN reticent She was a little coy about how much her dress cost. 她对她那条连衣裙花了多少钱有点吞吞吐吐。 coyly / kɔɪli ; NAmE kɔɪli / adverb coy·ness / kɔɪnəs ; NAmE kɔɪnəs / noun [uncountable ] coy coyer coyest coy / kɔɪ ; NAmE kɔɪ / coyly / kɔɪli ; NAmE kɔɪli / coy·ness / kɔɪnəs ; NAmE kɔɪnəs /
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