timid
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tim·id /ˈtɪmɪd/ adjective FRIGHTENEDSHYnot having courage or confidence 胆小的，胆怯的；羞怯的 SYN shy OPP confident I was a timid child. 我曾是个胆小的孩子。 a policy that is both timid and inadequate 一项既无胆识又不完善的政策► see thesaurus at shy —timidly adverb —timidity /təˈmɪdəti/ noun [uncountable] RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that someone is shy rather than timid. 在日常英语中，说某人害羞一般说 shy，不说timid。
Examples from the Corpus
timid• But then, Shyamalan is not an individual who could ever be described as timid.• Ellie and I talked in the kitchen, whispering, both a bit timid.• Bruck is suitably cautious, but not at all timid.• I was always timid about taking action in a crisis, but not Doris.• Many riders we hear about seem unjustifiably timid about taking themselves and their horses off across the countryside.• On the phone, though, her client sounded timid, afraid, lost.• I should have been as timid as the girl herself, if she had looked at me!• a timid child• The nation's newspapers are usually timid in criticizing the military.• "May I come in?" said a timid little voice.• But soon nervous, timid seals tended to live longer than trusting ones, so gradually seals grew more and more wary.• Decker knew that the senior officer was wrong, but was too timid to tell him.• It was a bit like sitting very quietly in a forest and waiting for a rare and timid wild animal to come out.• They think I'm just a timid woman, but I'll show them they're wrong.• Ralph's wife was a small, timid woman who hardly ever spoke.Origin timid (1500-1600) Latin timidus, from timere; → TIMOROUStim·id adjective →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
courage having Corpus not or confidence
timid
tim‧id /ˈtɪməd, ˈtɪmɪd/
adjectivenot having courage or confidence
SYN shy
OPP confident:
I was a timid child.
a policy that is both timid and inadequate
—timidly adverb
—timidity /təˈmɪdəti, tɪˈmɪdəti/ noun [uncountable]
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say that someone is shy rather than timid.
▪ bashful shy and not willing to say very much
▪self-conscious worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you
▪timid not brave or confident
▪reserved not liking to express your emotions or talk about your problems
▪introverted thinking a lot about your own interests, problems etc, and not liking to be with other people
▪withdrawn quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappy
▪antisocial not liking to meet people and talk to them
▪retiring formal not wanting to be with other people
tim‧id /ˈtɪməd, ˈtɪmɪd/
adjectivenot having courage or confidence SYN shy
OPP confident:
—timidly adverb
—timidity /təˈmɪdəti, tɪˈmɪdəti/ noun [uncountable]
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say that someone is shy rather than timid.
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