单词：coy
音标：[kɒi] ；
柯林斯词典等级：1 级；
a. 腼腆的, 怕羞的, 羞怯的
s. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
s. showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
s. modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
s. showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
s. modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
考试类型：[GRE]
词性分布：
coy的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Please don't be so coy.请不要那么腼腆。
- She is coy about her love affairs.她对于她的恋爱情事很腼腆。
- Women are coy and play hard to get .女人生性害羞，且爱故作矜持。
- Don't be so coy, and I know you'd like to do the job.不要这样忸怩作态,我知道你真的喜欢这份工作。
- But now her looks are coy and cold.但现在她的目光羞怯而冷淡。
经典引文
'Tis but a kiss I beg; why art thou coy?
出自：Venus Adonis,Shakespeare
【近义词】
- bashful害羞的
- timid胆怯的
- shy腼腆的
- modest谦虚的
- demure严肃的
- diffident无自信的
- self-conscious自觉的
- reserved保留的
- coquettish婀娜多姿的
- overmodest过分谦虚的
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