coy

1. ADJ A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex. 靦腆的; 忸怩作態(tài)的

I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy. 我對卡羅爾忸怩作態(tài)哄誘男人的方式感到惡心。

2. coylyADV 靦腆地; 忸怩作態(tài)地[ADV with v]

She smiled coyly at Algie as he took her hand and raised it to his lips. 當(dāng)阿爾吉拿起她的手舉到他唇邊時，她靦腆地對他微笑。

3. ADJ If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about. 不愿談及的

Mr. Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions. 亞歷山大先生對自己的抱負(fù)一丁點也不保留。

4. coylyADV 不愿談及地[ADV with v]

The administration coyly refused to put a firm figure on the war's costs. 政府委婉地拒絕了就戰(zhàn)爭費用給出一個明確的數(shù)字。