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shyly

/ˈʃaɪɫi/ adv

In a shy manner.

Word Origin Shy comes from Old English sceoh 'timid, easily frightened,' which goes back to PIE *skeu- meaning both 'to perceive' and 'to hide.' The idea: a shy person is one who hides from notice. The same root gives us skew (to turn away) and eschew (to avoid). Shyly is just the adverb, doing something in a timid way.

adv In a shy manner.

She smiled shyly and looked down at her shoes when he complimented her.

(副词) 羞怯地；害羞地

当他称赞她时，她羞涩地笑了笑，低头看着自己的鞋子。

(adverbio) tímidamente; con timidez; con vergüenza [De manera tímida.]

Ella sonrió tímidamente y miró sus zapatos cuando él le hizo un cumplido.

(adverbe) timidement; avec timidité; pudiquement [D'une manière timide et réservée.]

Elle a souri timidement et a baissé les yeux vers ses chaussures quand il l'a complimentée.

(Adverb) schüchtern; zaghaft; verschämt [Auf eine schüchterne, zurückhaltende oder verlegene Weise.]

Sie lächelte **shyly** und blickte auf ihre Schuhe, als er ihr ein Kompliment machte.

(副詞) 恥ずかしそうに、内気な様子で。

彼に褒められたとき、彼女は恥ずかしそうに微笑んで自分の靴を見つめた。

(advérbio) timidamente; acanhadamente; envergonhadamente [De maneira tímida.]

Ela sorriu timidamente e olhou para os sapatos quando ele a elogiou.

Synonyms: timidly bashfully diffidently sheepishly coyly Antonyms: boldly confidently assertively brazenly
Word parts: shy + ly

Common collocations

smile verb say verb to prep at prep look verb rather adv come verb almost adv then adv out adv do verb not adv

Related words

shyness

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