shy and nervous; not brave 羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏勇气的 He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in. 他在门口停住了脚步,不好意思进去。 They've been rather timid in the changes they've made (= they've been afraid to make any big changes). 他们对所进行的变革一直小心翼翼。 a timid voice 羞怯的声音 Deer are naturally timid creatures. 鹿是天生胆小的动物。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1She looked extremely timid. 她看上去极其胆怯。 a rather timid girl 相当胆小的女孩 I was too timid to ask anyone. 我不好意思去问任何人。 Timid children need careful handling to build up their confidence. 胆小的孩子需要小心处理来建立他们的信心。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTimid is used with these nouns:- knock
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin timidus, from timere ‘to fear’.