coy

英 [kɔɪ]

美 [kɔɪ]

adj.  (尤指对爱情或性爱)羞羞答答的，假装害羞无知的，故作忸怩的; 不愿提供信息的; 不肯作答的; 含糊其辞的

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牛津词典

adj.

• （尤指对爱情或性爱）羞羞答答的，假装害羞无知的，故作忸怩的
  shy or pretending to be shy and innocent, especially about love or sex, and sometimes in order to make people more interested in you
  1. She gave me a coy smile.
     她羞答答地对我笑了笑。
• 不愿提供信息的；不肯作答的；含糊其辞的
  not willing to give information about sth, or answer questions that tell people too much about you
  1. She was a little coy about how much her dress cost.
     她对她那件衣服花了多少钱有点吞吞吐吐。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (对爱情或性爱)害羞的，腼腆的，故作忸怩的，假装害羞的
  Acoyperson is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex.
  1. She is modest without being coy...
     她很端庄，丝毫不忸怩。
  2. I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy.
     卡萝尔忸怩作态勾引男人的样子让我恶心。
• ADJ-GRADED (因愧疚或难为情而)含糊其辞的
  If someone is beingcoy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about.
  1. The hotel are understandably coy about the incident...
     酒店对那次事件不愿多说，这可以理解。
  2. Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions.
     亚历山大先生对自己的抱负毫不隐讳。

英英释义

adj

• modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
  1. like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled
• showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
  1. a politician coy about his intentions
• affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  Synonym:demureovermodest

双语例句

• I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy.
  卡萝尔忸怩作态勾引男人的样子让我恶心。
• A politician coy about his intentions.
  不肯对自己的意图表态的政客。
• The seventeen-year-old replied in a coy, babyish voice which was quite at odds with her appearance.
  这个十七岁的少女用和她的外表很不相称的忸怩幼嫩的声音回答。
• I am John Bull from Bull Construction Coy.
  我约翰牛从牛建造青年事务委员会。
• He was a bit coy when asked about the source of his income.
  问起他收入的来源，他就有些吞吞吐吐。
• She is coy of singing.
  她唱歌怕羞。
• So far he has been coy, saying only that he wants to make a coolheaded decision.
  截至目前，他一直不愿明确态度，只是表示自己希望做出冷静的决定。
• Stewart was known for playing coy about her relationship in interviews, most recently telling Today's Savannah Guthrie she likes to keep 'em guessing about her love life.
  斯图尔特一向对采访中的恋情很腼腆，最近告诉《今日》的萨凡纳•格思里她喜欢让他们一直猜测她的爱情生活。
• While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.
  让我爱抚你那可爱的脸庞。
• Gill was coy on specific targets saying that "we haven't really discussed incoming transfers in detail", but Sir alex's assertion that" we're not sitting on our backsides "suggests the United boss has already identified potential targets.
  吉尔没有透露具体的目标，说“我们并没有真正的讨论具体的转会细节，”但是弗格森爵士说“我们还没有研究”曼联老板应该已经有了潜在的目标。