剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - coy collapse

coy
/kɔɪ/
adjective
SECRET 神秘的
* intentionally keeping something secret
故作神秘的；遮遮掩掩的；含糊其词的

1. She's very coy about her age.
她对自己的年龄遮遮掩掩。

/kɔɪ/
adjective
MODEST 谦虚的
* (especially of women) being or pretending to be shy, modest or childish , or to have no confidence
（尤指女性）害羞的，腼腆的，忸怩作态的

1. She gave me a coy look from under her schoolgirl's fringe.
她透过她那学生式的浏海羞答答地瞥了我一眼。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - coy collapse

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1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词(对爱情或性爱)害羞的，腼腆的，故作忸怩的，假装害羞的 A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex.

  • She is modest without being coy...

    她很端庄，丝毫不忸怩。

  • 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。

coyly

  • She smiled coyly at Algie as he took her hand and raised it to his lips.

    当阿尔吉把她的手举到自己唇边时，她报以羞涩的一笑。

coyness

  • The public may once have liked her, but her coyness and flirting now interfere with her interviews.

    公众也许曾经喜欢过她，但现在她的忸怩作态和卖弄风情让人们对她的采访大失所望。

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词(因愧疚或难为情而)含糊其辞的 If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about.

【搭配模式】：usu v-link ADJ

  • The hotel are understandably coy about the incident...

    酒店对那次事件不愿多说，这可以理解。

  • 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。

coyly

  • The administration coyly refused to put a firm figure on the war's costs.

    政府含糊其词，拒绝给出战争开销的确切数字。

coyness

  • ...their coyness about financial aid.

    他们对于财政援助的含糊其词

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - coy collapse

coy
coy / kCi / adjective1. shy or pretending to be shy and innocent, especially about love or sex, and sometimes in order to make people more interested in you
   (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:
   She gave me a coy smile.
   她羞答答地对我笑了笑。
2. ~ (about sth) not willing to give information about sth, or answer questions that tell people too much about you
   不愿提供信息的；不肯作答的；含糊其词的
   SYN  reticent :
   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。
• coyly adv.
• coy·ness noun [U]

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - coy collapse

coy adj.

1. pretending to be shy

• VERBS be | play | go

• ADVERB all, extremely, very He went all ~ when I mentioned her name. | a little, slightly, etc.

2. unwilling to say sth directly

• VERBS be | remain

• ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | a little, slightly, etc. Alicia was a little ~ about how much the new dress had cost. | uncharacteristically

• PREPOSITION about

Coy is used with these nouns: look

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - coy collapse

coy noun
⇨ shy

新牛津英语同义词词典 - coy collapse

coy

adjective
she treated him to a coy smile of invitation
ARCH , simpering, coquettish, flirtatious, kittenish, skittish; shy, modest, bashful, reticent, diffident, retiring, backward, self-effacing, shrinking, withdrawn, timid, demure.
-opposite(s): BRAZEN.

词源记忆 - coy collapse

coy 羞羞答答的
词源同quiet, 安静的。