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coyness

/kɔɪnəs/

Meanings
noun

娇羞，羞怯。

The property of being coy.

Examples :

"Her coyness around the new boy in class made it hard to tell if she liked him. "
她对班里新来的男生表现出的娇羞，让人很难看出她是否喜欢他。
character attitude human

Related Words

Illustration tell

tell noun

/tɛl/

马脚, 破绽

"The suspect's nervous fidgeting was a clear tell; he was trying to hide something about the missing money. "

嫌疑人紧张地乱动，这是一个明显的马脚；他想隐瞒关于失踪的钱的一些事情。

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

新的事物，新东西

"Out with the old, in with the new."

旧的过去，新的到来。

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

生物，生命体

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

今天教室里的那个生物很安静。

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

蛆，幼虫

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

堆肥里引来了很多白色的小蛆虫。

Illustration class

class noun

/klas/ /kleəs/

类别，种类，等级

"Often used to imply membership of a large class."

通常用来暗示属于一个大的类别。

Illustration coy

coy verb

/kɔɪ/

爱抚，抚摸

"She tried to coy the cat with gentle strokes under its chin, hoping it would finally come inside. "

她试着用手轻轻地抚摸猫的下巴，想以此来哄它进屋。

Illustration hard

hard noun

/hɑːd/ /hɑɹd/

硬滩，硬地。

"The boat was hauled out of the water using the nearby hard. "

船是被拖到附近那片便于拖船上岸的硬滩上去了。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration liked

liked verb

/laɪkt/

喜欢，喜爱， 赞同

"I like hamburgers."

我喜欢汉堡包。

Illustration property

property noun

/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/ /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.i/

财产，所有物

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

重要的财产类型包括不动产（土地），个人财产（其他有形物品）和知识产权（对艺术创作、发明等的权利）。

Illustration around

around adjective

/əˈɹaʊnd/

在附近，在左右.

"Is Clare around today?"

今天克莱尔在附近吗？

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

她，女性。

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."

我觉得这只鸟像是只公的，但也可能是只母的。