timid
['tɪmɪd]
词频3
词根: tim
adj. 胆小的;羞怯的;怕人;羞手羞脚;
💡 tim害怕+id...的 →胆怯的
"He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in."
他在门口停住了脚步,不好意思进去。
近义:inhibited, ashamed, pusillanimous, bashful, sheepish, short
反义:imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome, nervy, plucky
vi. 吠叫;厉声说话;
vt. 大声喊出;厉声说出;
n. 犬吠声;似吠声;树皮;
💡 酒吧(bar)和肯德鸡(k)里面都有 犬吠声
"He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife."
他用刀把树皮从树上砍下.
近义:yap, yip, peel, decorticate, barking, woof