timid 
					英 [ˈtɪmɪd ]  
					美 [ˈtɪmɪd ]  
					adj.  羞怯的; 胆怯的; 缺乏勇气的
					
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							牛津词典 
							
								
									
										 adj.
										羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏勇气的He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in. They've been rather timid in the changes they've made (= they've been afraid to make any big changes) . a timid voice  
									 
								 
								
							 
							
 
							柯林斯词典 
							
								
									
										ADJ-GRADED 胆小的;害羞的;缺乏自信的Timid  people are shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves.
											A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age.  
										ADJ-GRADED 犹豫不决的;瞻前顾后的timid , you are criticizing them for being too cautious or slow to act, because they are nervous about the possible consequences of their actions.
											The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing international developments... The newspaper called the plan timid and unimaginative.  
									 
								 
								
							 
							
 
							双语例句 
							
								
									
										A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age.  
										The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing international developments  
										The newspaper called the plan timid and unimaginative.  
										The little girl is as timid as a hare, shy in the presence of strangers.  
										He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in.  
										She has a timid and weak-willed nature and has no definite views of her own.  
										He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.  
										Don't scare her; she's rather timid.  
										If you're timid, loud and aggressive people are probably not good for you, and vice versa.  
										I'm normally a very placid and timid person, she said.  
										I am a timid child when light is dead.  
										I wanted to take him fishing but I was too timid to ask him.  
										But you're too stupid, too timid.  
										Mary's bearing indicated that she was very timid.  
										Timid thoughts, do not be afraid of me. I am a poet.  
										Once there was a timid man who fell in love with a poor man.  
										This can chase me urgently bad, I am timid and not to love an explanation.  
										John's a timid little boy.  
										Childish or timid person He is nothing but a chicken-hearted coward.  
										He is a timid boy; it's impossible for him to brawl with anyone.  
										He was a tall, plump, very timid man.  
										A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.  
										A couple of years ago, when I first saw her, she was a very timid girl.  
										A cowardly or timid person.  
										Persuade her, if timid?  
										This is not to say the austerity is timid.  
										As a result, I am timid now, this is not symmetric with my boy contour.  
										Hope Was but a timid friend;  
										In those days he was very timid and shy.  
										I am a little timid and lack of self-confidence.  
									 
								 
								
							 
							
 
							英英释义 
							
								
									noun
									
										people who are fearful and cautious
											whitewater rafting is not for the timid Synonym:    cautious 
										 
									 
									adj
									
										showing fear and lack of confidence
											
										 
										lacking conviction or boldness or courage
											faint heart ne'er won fair lady Synonym:    faint fainthearted faint-hearted 
										 
										lacking self-confidence
											stood in the doorway diffident and abashed problems that call for bold not timid responses a very unsure young man Synonym:    diffident shy unsure