shy：害羞的；畏缩的，胆怯的 vi. 投；畏缩；惊退；厌恶 vt. 投；乱掷 n. 投掷；惊跳 n. (Shy) 人名； ( 英 ) 夏伊 语料库共检中 2,190 条：美剧 93 · 电影 58 · 原著 1878 · 演讲 161
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Now, it is different with the young man who is not shy. He has temptations which his bashful brother never encounters. He looks around and everywhere sees roguish eyes and laughing lips. What more natural than that amid so many roguish ayes and laughing lips he should become confused and, forgetting for the moment which particular pair of roguish ayes and laughing lips it is that he belongs to, go off making love to the wrong set. The shy man, who never looks at anything but his own boots, sees not and is not tempted. Happy shy man!英文原著 · 《Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow》
He had not liked to think of her being mangled perhaps by a fall into a quarry when the cable gave way--and the camera men would probably keep on turning! "I always been funny about men," she presently spoke again, still gripping his hand. "Lord knows I've seen enough of all kinds, bad and good, but I always been kind of afraid even of the good ones. Any one might not think it, but I guess I'm just natural-born shy. Man-shy, anyway."
He glowed with a confession of his own. "You know, I'm that way, too. Girl-shy. I felt awful awkward when I had to kiss you in the other piece.英文原著 · 《Merton of the Movies》
The generous Antonio then said that he would give up his share of Shylock's wealth if Shylock would sign a deed to make it over at his death to his daughter and her husband; for Antonio knew that the Jew had an only daughter who had lately married against his consent a young Christian named Lorenzo, a friend of Antonio's, which had so offended Shylock that he had disinherited her.英文原著 · 《Tales From Shakespeare》
Other subscriptions came pouring in, and it was not long before everybody save Shylock had put his name down for something. This some one of the more quick-witted of the spirits soon observed, and, with reckless disregard of the feelings of the Merchant of Venice, began to call, "Shylock! Shylock! How much?"英文原著 · 《The Pursuit of the House-Boat》
"Not a bit of it! I hadn't a spare sixpence to invest with. I won the money by my brains, my hands, and my pluck; and, what's more, I'm proud of having done it. That was rather a curious case, Mr. Artist. Some men might be shy of mentioning it; I never was shy in my life and I mention it right and left everywhere--the whole case, just as it happened, except the names. Catch me ever committing myself to mentioning names! Mum's the word, sir, with yours to command, Thomas Boxsious."英文原著 · 《AFTER DARK》
But when her newly-made husband had gone, Portia went after him, and arrived in Venice disguised as a lawyer, and with an introduction from a celebrated lawyer Bellario, whom the Duke of Venice had called in to decide the legal questions raised by Shylock's claim to a pound of Antonio's flesh. When the Court met, Bassanio offered Shylock twice the money borrowed, if he would withdraw his claim. But the money-lender's only answer was--英文原著 · 《Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare》
You are, like, 80 pounds and a coke addiction shy from being qualified to be a gay guy's female friend.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
*Well, I know that it's getting late* *But I don't wanna go home* *I'm in no hurry, baby* *Time can wait* *Cause I don't wanna go home* *Listen to the man sing his song* You're seeming.shy tonight.美剧 · 《Billions》
When you started out way back, everybody else in the neighborhood, they took juiced up money, Shylock money, mob money.美剧 · 《Billions》
I'm thinking that the final number will be something just shy of half of what you're looking for.美剧 · 《Billions》