0 lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention -- nhút nhát, bẽn lẽn
She is too shy to go to parties.
1 drawing back from (an action, person etc) -- cảnh giác, sợ
She is shy of strangers.
2 (of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid -- nhát
Deer are very shy animals.
3 (of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear -- ngừng lại, khựng lại
The horse shied at the strangers.
This interdisciplinary nature enriches the field, yet paradoxically educators as a result do not view themselves as expert and therefore shy away from pedagogical discussion.
Three men said they were too shy to have the examination done.
Just because questions are connected to power, doesn't mean that we should shy away from them.
The neonatologist must not shy away from the imponderable; instead the neonatologist must face each case, welcome its challenge, and face the uncertainty.
He appears at one point to gesture towards the theoretical framework of structuralism, only to shy away from it.
For instance, a youth who is generally perceived as quiet and withdrawn may similarly think of himself as shy.
Partly because of the subject's political sensitivity, many scholars shy away from it.
Coded: 1, very reluctant or fearful; 2, shy; 3, warms up to tester; 4, immediately friendly.
