coy

英 [kɔɪ]

美 [kɔɪ]

adj.  (尤指对爱情或性爱)羞羞答答的，假装害羞无知的，故作忸怩的; 不愿提供信息的; 不肯作答的; 含糊其辞的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14145 / COCA.17006

牛津词典

adj.

• （尤指对爱情或性爱）羞羞答答的，假装害羞无知的，故作忸怩的
  shy or pretending to be shy and innocent, especially about love or sex, and sometimes in order to make people more interested in you
  1. She gave me a coy smile.
     她羞答答地对我笑了笑。
• 不愿提供信息的；不肯作答的；含糊其辞的
  not willing to give information about sth, or answer questions that tell people too much about you
  1. She was a little coy about how much her dress cost.
     她对她那件衣服花了多少钱有点吞吞吐吐。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (对爱情或性爱)害羞的，腼腆的，故作忸怩的，假装害羞的
  Acoyperson is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex.
  1. She is modest without being coy...
     她很端庄，丝毫不忸怩。
  2. I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy.
     卡萝尔忸怩作态勾引男人的样子让我恶心。
• ADJ-GRADED (因愧疚或难为情而)含糊其辞的
  If someone is beingcoy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about.
  1. The hotel are understandably coy about the incident...
     酒店对那次事件不愿多说，这可以理解。
  2. Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions.
     亚历山大先生对自己的抱负毫不隐讳。

英英释义

adj

• modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
  1. like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled
• showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
  1. a politician coy about his intentions
• affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  Synonym:demureovermodest

双语例句

• The first is that this latest Bush is still playing it coy about whether he will actually run.
  首先，关于他是否会真的竞选，这位最新登场的布什还在打太极。
• 'What would be a resolution that is real then?'don Juan asked with a coy smile.
  “那么什么是真实的决定呢？”唐望带着不易察觉的微笑问。
• Don't be coy. you're dying for it!
  别不好意思，你就是为此而来的！
• So far he has been coy, saying only that he wants to make a coolheaded decision.
  截至目前，他一直不愿明确态度，只是表示自己希望做出冷静的决定。
• He was a bit coy when asked about the source of his income.
  问起他收入的来源，他就有些吞吞吐吐。
• The hotel are understandably coy about the incident
  酒店对那次事件不愿多说，这可以理解。
• This time China is being coy about its intentions.
  这次中国没有明言其意图。
• She is coy about her love affairs.
  她对于她的恋爱情事很腆。
• The seventeen-year-old replied in a coy, babyish voice which was quite at odds with her appearance.
  这个十七岁的少女用和她的外表很不相称的忸怩幼嫩的声音回答。
• Don't be so coy, and I know you'd like to do the job.
  不要这样忸怩作态，我知道你真的喜欢这份工作。