withdrawn
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++with·drawn /wɪðˈdrɔːn, wɪθ- $ -ˈdrɒːn/ adjective SHYvery shy and quiet, and concerned only about your own thoughts 孤僻的;内向的;沉默寡言的 After his wife’s death he became more and more withdrawn. 妻子去世后,他变得越来越自闭。► see thesaurus at shy
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withdrawn• I had become withdrawn and at times very depressed which, of course, had repercussions on my family.• Ian says from then on Robert has been a changed man - withdrawn and completely unapproachable.• After it he'd become withdrawn and moody, his formerly friendly nature turning acerbic and harsh.• After her husband died Priscilla became very withdrawn and seldom left her home.• Staff were made redundant, the Secretary's stipend withdrawn and the Bond interest was first unpaid, then waived.• Active children tended to have been active, difficult babies, and passive children withdrawn babies, low in persistence.• He'd always been an unhappy, withdrawn little boy.• Against the odds John succeeded in drawing her out of a withdrawn reaction.• Sylvie was no longer the withdrawn, slightly pitiable figure she had last seen in New York.• Mike was silent and withdrawn that evening.• Susan was beautiful in a grave, withdrawn way; but Breeze wasn't beautiful at all.became ... withdrawn• Her husband, too, became more withdrawn.• When her husband died she became withdrawn.• He became very withdrawn and died there not long after wards.• He became withdrawn, chatting only to Moodie.with·drawn adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus very shy your quiet, and only concerned about and
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withdrawn
with‧drawn /wɪðˈdrɔːn, wɪθ- $ -ˈdrɒːn/
adjective
very shy and quiet, and concerned only about your own thoughts:
After his wife’s death he became more and more withdrawn.
▪ 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▪withdrawn quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappy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
with‧drawn /wɪðˈdrɔːn, wɪθ- $ -ˈdrɒːn/
adjectivevery shy and quiet, and concerned only about your own thoughts:
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