Shy作为名词时，是指害羞的、腼腆的、羞怯的、怕生的、显得腼腆的、看着羞怯的、怕人的、易受惊的、胆小的。shy作为名词时，是指投掷、惊退、惊逸、投扔、乱丢。shy作为动词时，是指被吓退、被惊走。shy的第三人称单数是shies。

　　Shy的例句：She was too shy to ask anyone for help.她太腼腆，不愿向任何人求助。As a teenager I was painfully shy.我十几岁的时候腼腆得很。

　　The panda is a shy creature.熊猫是一种胆小的动物。The band has never been shy of publicity.这支乐队一向不惮招摇。

　　He died before Christmas,only a month shy of his 90th birthday.他在圣诞节前去世了，仅差一个月就满90岁。