She gave me a coy look from under her schoolgirl's fringe.
她透过她那学生式的刘海羞答答地瞥了我一眼。
Coy girls often like to play cat and mouse with boys.
害羞的女孩时常令男孩子捉摸不定。
【小知识】
play cat and mouse
欲擒故纵
5、timid 羞怯的;胆小的,胆怯的
英语释义:shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened
Kieran is a timid child.
露西是个非常羞怯的孩子。
6、sheepish 羞怯的;局促不安的;驯服的;胆怯的
She had a rather sheepish smile.
她笑起来很害羞的样子。
【小知识】
sheep指的是“绵羊”,含有褒义,可以指害羞而忸怩的人。而goat就常含有贬义,比如act the goat是干蠢事,old goat是老色鬼。
就像是那个经典的习语:separate the sheep from the goats(分出优劣)。
7、shamefaced 害羞的;惭愧的
英语释义:awkward and embarrassed or ashamed
Do not be so shamefaced. You'll do it very well.
别那么脸皮薄,你会做得很好的。
He looked somewhat shamefaced when he realized his mistake.
他认识到自己的错误后,看上去有些惭愧。
【小知识】
容易混淆的“shame”同根词:
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