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timidly

/tim-id/US // ˈtɪm ɪd //UK // (ˈtɪmɪd) //

怯懦地,怯怯地,胆怯地,怯生生地

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diffident心虚的人,心浮气躁,心虚,心浮气燥demure腼腆,假正经的,假正经,假装frightened惊恐的,惊慌失措,惊恐,惶恐不安fearful恐惧的,怵目惊心,恐惧,害怕nervous紧张,忐忑不安,紧张的,紧张不安humble卑微的,谦逊的,谦虚,谦卑的bashful腼腆的,腼腆,羞涩的,羞涩gentle温文尔雅,温柔,温和,温柔的modest谦虚,谦虚的,谦逊的,谦逊weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱feeble软弱无力,衰弱,弱小,软弱ambivalent矛盾的,矛盾,矛盾重重,多变量wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决shrinking缩减,缩水,萎缩,收缩milquetoast乏味的人,百事通,乡巴佬,乏味yellow黄色,黄,黄色的,黄的trembling瑟瑟发抖,颤颤巍巍,颤巍巍的,颤抖的afraid害怕,恐惧,惧怕,担心apprehensive忐忑不安,忐忑不安的,忧虑,忧心忡忡capricious任性的,任性,任意妄为,任意

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    tim·id·er, tim·id·est.

    • : lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
    • : characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inlightly
Synonyms
casually随便说说,随便,随意,胡乱地delicately娇滴滴地,巧妙地,娇艳地,娇嫩地easily很容易,容易,轻松地,轻松faintly隐约可见,隐隐约约地,隐约地,隐隐约约freely自如的,自如地,自如,自由自在gingerly轻轻地,缓慢地,轻轻的,怯生生地mildly轻度,温和地,温和的,温和moderately中度,适度,中等,中等程度quietly悄悄地,静静地,悄悄的,安静地simply只是,只是单纯的,只是简单的,只是简单地slightly略有,稍微,稍微有点,略微softly轻轻地,轻轻的,柔和地,轻轻地说sparsely稀少的,稀少,稀疏地,稀疏的subtly巧妙地,巧妙的,巧妙,微妙地tenderly温柔地,温柔的,温柔地对待,轻轻地thinly薄薄地,薄薄的,稀疏地,稀疏agilely敏捷地,灵活地,敏捷的,敏捷airily轻轻地,气喘吁吁,飘飘然,气喘吁吁地breezily微风拂面,微风吹拂,轻轻地,微风拂过carelessly不经意地,不经意间,不小心,不经意的daintily潇洒地,潇洒的,潇洒,淡淡地ethereally空灵的,精神上,空灵,空灵地flippantly草草地,草草了事,胡乱地,胡乱frivolously轻率地,轻率,轻狂,轻浮heedlessly漫不经心地,漫不经心,不经意地,漫不经心的indifferently漠然地,冷漠地,漠然,漠视地leniently宽大地,宽松地,宽厚地,宽大处理nimbly敏捷地,飘逸地,飘飘然地,飘逸peacefully平静地,和平地,平安地,平静的readily随时随地,随时,辄,欣然slightingly微微地,稍微,稍微有点,微微smoothly顺利地,平稳地,顺利的,顺利sparingly节省,稀少的,稀少,稀少地tenuously勉强,勉强地,勉强的,切实thoughtlessly不经意地,不加思索地,不经意间,漫不经心地unsubstantially非实质性,非实质性的,非实质性地,毫无意义的well很好,良好的,好的,好
as infearfully
Synonyms
nervously紧张地,紧张兮兮地,紧张兮兮,紧张的apprehensively忧虑地,忐忑不安地,忐忑地,顾虑重重地diffidently谦虚地,虚心地,谦逊地,谦虚地表示in alarm在报警,在警报中,在警报声中,惊动in fright惊吓,惊恐中,惊魂未定,惊恐万状in terror恐怖中,在恐怖中,惊恐中,恐怖中的shrinkingly萎缩地,缩水的,缩减,缩水shyly羞涩地,害羞地,羞怯地,羞涩的timorously定时,及时,及时地,定时地
as ingingerly
Synonyms
cautiously小心翼翼地,谨慎地,慎重地,小心翼翼delicately娇滴滴地,巧妙地,娇艳地,娇嫩地discreetly谨慎地,谨慎,悄悄地,慎重hesitantly迟疑地,犹豫不决,犹豫不决地,迟疑着reluctantly勉强,勉为其难,勉强地,勉为其难地safely安全地,安全,安全的,安全地进行warily战战兢兢地,警惕地,小心翼翼地,小心翼翼charily魅力四射,魅力,魅力十足,魅力无限circumspectly谨慎地,审慎地,慎重地,审慎的daintily潇洒地,潇洒的,潇洒,淡淡地fastidiously严谨地,认真地,严谨的,仔细地guardedly谨慎地,慎重地,戒备地,警惕地squeamishly娇气地,胆战心惊地,娇羞地,娇气的suspiciously可疑地,怀疑地,可疑的,可疑

Examples

  • The quartet is presented with a pitcher of syrup, which the waiter advises we apply “temperately, but not timidly.”

  • “As you can see, we just want them to leave,” one shop owner whispered timidly as the march went by.

  • I was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.

  • They came forward, a little timidly, and their latest visitor held out a hand to each.

  • It was not a very desirable ancestry, and she glanced timidly at Jack to see how he was taking it.

  • Afraid of the sound of his own footsteps, he ran along the passage, and knocked timidly.

  • She bent toward him, and timidly took one of his hands, while with the other she gently removed the curls from his burning brow.

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