shrinking violet

George has a very good mind. He would rise fast in the world if he weren't such a shrinking violet.

乔治很聪明。如果他不是一个畏首畏尾的人，在社会上早就出人头地了。

But just as you don't want to be a shrinking violet who is fearful of sharing thoughts, you don't want to be labeled as disruptive either.

你不会希望成为一个害怕分享想法的缩头乌龟；同样你也不会希望被认为破坏者。

He looks like a shrinking violet, because he is afraid to talk with girls.

他看上去是个很羞涩的男孩，不敢和女孩子说话。

No one has ever accused CNN commentator Jack Cafferty of being a shrinking violet.

从未有人责备美国有线新闻网的评论员杰克•卡弗蒂是个畏首畏尾的人。

nobody respects a shrinking violet.

没有人会尊敬羞怯的人。

A rose in bloom, a shrinking violet.

盛开的玫瑰，羞怯的紫罗兰。

She is no shrinking violet.

她不是壹个怕羞的人。