shy of

Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections.

迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。

Don't be shy of telling me what you want.

你需要什么尽管告诉我好了，不要迟疑。

She is shy of speaking in public.

她怯于在公众面前讲话.

My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.

我的母亲身高不足五英尺，平时说话很温柔。她很少生气，但一旦生气，就会变得十分可怕。

She's a shy girl who needs friends to bring her out of herself.

她是个腼腆的女孩，需要朋友帮助克服羞怯心理。

We are not going to fight shy of the challenge.

我们不会回避这次挑战.

It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by

一边对做宣传避之不及，一边又抱怨赞助人与我们擦身而过，这样做是没有用的。

It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by...

一边对做宣传避之不及，一边又抱怨赞助人与我们擦身而过，这样做是没有用的。

Jessica died Monday. She was one week shy of her 13th birthday.

杰茜卡是星期一死的,还有一个星期就是她的13岁生日。

And we are all mortally shy of one another.

我们这些人全都极力地互相回避.

I concluded that they were simply shy of strangers.

我断定他们不过是见了陌生人害羞罢了.

Or are they just shy of expressing their love of their country?

或许他们其实是热爱祖国的,只是羞于表达?

You should not be shy of having your say in the running of the school.

在管理学校方面，你应该毫无顾忌地发表你的意见。

I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation.

我不太愿意摆出一副义愤填膺的架势来。

They need a loan because they are shy of funds now.

他们手头资金短缺,正需告贷.

The spy is shy of taking shelter on the shelf of the shell-like shed.

间谍怕在 壳子 同样的棚里的架子上栖身.

He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.

他在离 95 岁寿辰仅差两天时去世了。

If you want something to eat, don't be shy of saying so.

5你要吃点什么, 别不好意思说.

You can't fight shy of your responsibility for your children.

你不能推卸对子女应负的责任.

Successive governments have fought shy of such measures.

一届接一届政府均不愿采取这些措施。

...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%...

几近53％的中学辍学率

Don't be shy of telling them what you think.

你有什么想法尽管跟他们讲,不要有顾虑.

He gave a shy smile and a little twist of his head.

他羞怯地笑了笑，略微扭了一下头。

He disliked her and had never been shy of saying so.

他不喜欢她，而且从来不忌讳说出来。

He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday.

他在圣诞节前去世了，仅差一个月就满90岁。

We are still two players shy (of a full team).

（凑成一支队）我们还缺两名队员。

The boy is shy of strangers.

这小孩怕陌生人.

The Democrats are three votes shy of a majority.

民主党离多数票还差三票。

The band has never been shy of publicity.

这支乐队一向不惮招摇。

Children often fight shy of dentists.

孩子们常常害怕看牙医.