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shy

A1 adj

shy /ʃaɪ/ nghĩa là nhát, nhút nhát

Các nghĩa

  1. nhát · nhút nhát

    Easily frightened; timid.

    The shy boy murmured his name.

    The shy pupil murmured his answer.

    He's very shy. He says he wants to see you.

  2. ngại

    Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

    He is very shy with strangers.

    VVhat makes you ſo ſhy of late, my good Friend? There's no Body loves you better than I, nor has taken more Pains in your Affairs: […]

  3. dè dặt, cảnh giác

    Cautious; wary; suspicious.

    We grant, although he had much wit, / H' was very shy of using it; / As being loth to wear it out, / And therefore bore it not about,

    Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of their successors.

    […] I am very ſhy of building any thing of moment upon foundations that I eſteem ſo unſure, […]

  4. thiếu, hụt

    Short, insufficient or less than.

    informal

    By our count your shipment came up two shy of the bill of lading amount.

    It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.

    United move seventh - still six points off a Champions League place and a massive 16 shy of the lead held by rivals Manchester City.

  5. kín tiếng (về ý định bầu cử)

    Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.

    uk · us

    Pollsters need to remember the shy Tory factor.

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