timid
timid 英 [ˈtɪmɪd] 美 [ˈtɪmɪd]
adj. 胆小的；羞怯的
名词复数:timids
- Timid means "overly cautious or fearful," like a timid driver who drives very slowly or avoids highways altogether.
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- adj. 胆小的；羞怯的
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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。
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2. They've been rather timid in the changes they've made .
他们对所进行的变革一直小心翼翼。
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3. a timid voice
羞怯的声音
- timid (adj.) 1540s, from Middle French timide "easily frightened, shy" (16c.) and directly from Latin timidus "fearful, afraid, cowardly," from timere "to fear," of uncertain origin. Related: Timidly; timidness.
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