She is too shy to speak in public.
她太害羞了，不敢在公众场合讲话。
Choose the best synonym for the word “shy”:
D — timid. “shy” means adj. nervous or timid in the company of others
The ______ new girl hid behind her mother when strangers spoke to her.
A — shy. “shy” means adj. nervous or timid in the company of others
shy — adj. nervous or timid in the company of others. In Chinese: 害羞的，腼腆的.
shy is pronounced /ʃaɪ/. It breaks into 1 syllable: shy.
She is too shy to speak in public. (她太害羞了，不敢在公众场合讲话。)
timid, bashful, reserved — all close in meaning to shy (adj. nervous or timid in the company of others).
Yes. shy appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.