1.羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏勇气的shy and nervous; not brave
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。
They've been rather timid in the changes they've made(= they've been afraid to make any big changes) .他们对所进行的变革一直小心翼翼。
a timid voice羞怯的声音
A year to the day after the ball, a timid knock sounded upon the door of Rachael's parents' home.
一年后的一天,雷切尔父母的家门上响起一阵颤颤巍巍的敲门声。
It was not easy to determine, for she was timid and fearful of being repulsed.
作这一个决定倒不容易,因为她有些怯生生的,害怕遭到拒绝。
He was the biggest kid in the class, but he was the timid type, the kind of kid who'd always end up the target of pranks and insults.
他的体格虽然是全班最宏伟壮硕,个性却非常胆小畏缩,是那种很容易招惹好事者半开玩笑欺负他的类型。
I once saw a photo of him. Wearing a cotton coat, he appeared to be very timid with a dull look in his eyes.
我见过他的照片,穿着土布棉衣,目光呆滞,畏畏缩缩,是那个时代到处可以遇见的一个中国平民。
Next to a few rabbits, you look at me, and I Chouchou you, froze for a long time before timid walked over and shut the door.
旁边的几只兔子,你瞧瞧我,我瞅瞅你,愣了半天,才缩手缩脚的走过去,关上了大门。
The last good thing the boy did was to help a timid classmate fight against violence of bully, during which he died under a knife cutting.
这个男孩做的最后一件好事是帮助一个胆小的同学对抗暴力威胁,在这个过程中他被捅了一刀,不治身亡。
There was another long silence, after which she said in a timid voice, "Had n't we better walk to the next station? "
一阵寂静之后,她胆怯地说:“是不是应该走到下个车站去?”
On the night of the ball, Lorillard was too timid to wear one of his tailless dinner jackets.
晚会的那天夜里,劳瑞拉德胆太小没好意思穿他的无尾短上衣。
This woman voice is clear and fragile, that clumsy and timid and serene exterior even if is loudly talk to all terror to scare her to her.
这女子声音清脆,那羞涩恬静的样子就算是对她大声说话都怕吓着她。
However, some birds sang and fluttered in the foliage, and appeared very timid, as if man had inspired them with an instinctive fear.
还好,树枝间有小鸟在乱飞乱叫,显得非常胆小,似乎看见了人,才懂得害怕了。
He says implementation of the road map never effectively began, and believes the world powers were too timid in trying to get it in place.
他称,眼下执行的路线图和平计划不再和当初有效。他认为世界力量似乎太懦弱了,未能让该计划落实到实处。
Even now she lacked self-assurance, but there was that in what she had already experienced which left her a little less than timid.
即使现在她仍缺乏自信,只不过她已有的那点经历已使她不那么胆怯罢了。
The beauty of the child, coupled with her gentle and timid bearing, produced quite a sensation in the little country place.
女孩子长得很美,配上她那种温柔和怯生生的态度,在这样一个乡僻地方很能引动视听。
Cody was a timid, small child. Seeing tears well up in his eyes, as he recounted the event, wrung our hearts dry.
科迪个头小,生性腼腆。他回家跟我们说起这件事时,眼泪直在眼睛里打转转,我们的心里好难受。
Sauer, 58, is known as a rather timid partner of the German chancellor. He did not even go to her inauguration in late 2005.
今年58岁的萨奥尔生性羞涩,他甚至没有参加2005年底默克尔的总理就职仪式。
Near the door stood a mulatto woman, evidently a servant in the house, with a timid bearing and an emaciated face pitifully sad and gentle.
门边站着一个混血女人,显然是家中的女佣,她神态怯懦,脸色憔悴,流露出哀伤的心情和柔和的性格。
She begged him to speed up the pace of the rescue efforts, but after he left she was less timid in her comments to reporters.
她恳求马英九加快救援速度,但是,在马英九离开以后,她对记者却羞于说话。
He sang two or three songs at Catherine's timid request; not that he flattered himself that this would help to bring her father round.
他为大家唱了二、三支歌,那倒也不是妄想讨好她的父亲,而是因为凯瑟琳羞怯的请求。
he seems capabal and confidence . it ' s a far cry from the days when he was just a clerk handle letters and he is shame and timid.
理信件的职员的时候相比,那简直是相差太远了。那时,他非常胆小,也很怕羞。
One evening, just as she was on the verge of swallowing her draught, there was a timid knock on her door.
一天晚上,就在她要吞下安眠液时,门口传来怯怯的敲门声。
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