a quiet, shy man
不大说话、腼腆的人
Don't be shy─come and say hello.
别害羞，过来问个好。
She was too shy to ask anyone for help.
她太腼腆，不愿向任何人求助。
As a teenager I was painfully shy .
我十几岁的时候腼腆得很。
She's very shy with adults.
她在大人面前很拘束。
a shy smile
腼腆的微笑
The panda is a shy creature.
熊猫是一种胆小的动物。
The band has never been shy of publicity.
这支乐队一向不惮招摇。
He disliked her and had never been shy of saying so.
他不喜欢她，而且从来不忌讳说出来。
lacking the amount that is needed
He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday.
他在圣诞节前去世了，仅差一个月就满 90 岁。
We are still two players shy (of a full team).
我们还缺两名队员（凑成一支队）。
camera-shy(= not liking to be photographed)
不爱照相
He's always been work-shy.
他总是躲避工作。
My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise.
这陌生的声音把我的马惊跑了。
1.Suddenly, I felt that I was a mere intruder; I became even shyer than Madame Curie.
我突然觉得我只不过是一个不速之客；我感到比居里夫人更羞怯。
2.People from "closed" cultures are usually quieter and seem shyer and more modest than people from "open" cultures.
来自“保守的”文化中的人们通常比较文静，似乎比较腼腆，比“开放的”文化中的人更谦虚。
3.'Ssh - don't be so for'ard! ' said a shyer girl.
“嘘——别厚脸皮吧！”一个害羞的姑娘说。
4.She was shyer than unsocial.
她不是不爱社交，只不过是怕羞。
5.If you're afraid to do it, you will get much shyer when doing it.
如果你害怕做了，你会变得更加害羞当这样做。
6.This is also a good method for shyer inpiduals to steal a kiss from a potential lover.
那些有所爱又羞于启口的人，这种偷吻也是个好办法。