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shy

A1 adj

Các nghĩa

  1. nhát · nhút nhát

    Easily frightened; timid.

  2. ngại

    Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

    He is very shy with strangers.

  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,

  4. thiếu, hụt

    Short, insufficient or less than.

    informal

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

  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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