shy of

shy of

简明

不愿或不敢做（某事），因顾虑而尽量避免（某种情况或行为）；未达到（某数量、目标或标准），差一点，不足

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1
The band has never been shy of publicity.
这支乐队一向不惮招摇。
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2
He disliked her and had never been shy of saying so.
他不喜欢她，而且从来不忌讳说出来。
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3
Successive governments have fought shy of such measures.
一届接一届政府均不愿采取这些措施。
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同近义词

对…有顾虑；对…畏缩；缺乏
out of / fail

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