shy and nervous; not brave羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏勇气的- 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。
- They've been rather timid in the changes they've made (= they've been afraid to make any big changes).他们对所进行的变革一直小心翼翼。
- a timid voice羞怯的声音
- Deer are naturally timid creatures.鹿天生就是胆小的动物。
Extra Examples- She looked extremely timid.她看起来非常胆小。
- a rather timid girl一个相当胆小的女孩
- I was too timid to ask anyone.我不好意思去问任何人。
- Timid children need careful handling to build up their confidence.胆小的孩子需要谨慎处理以建立信心。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryTimid is used with these nouns: See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin timidus, from timere ‘to fear’.