timid cowardly nervous
"Would you," he asked diffidently, "like to talk to me about it?"
“你想跟我说说这件事吗?”他怯怯地问道。
—— 柯林斯例句She is shy of speaking in public.
她怯于在公众面前讲话。
—— 给力词典精选Hung - chien asked sheepishly, " Couldn´t you add a bank ( P´o ) ? "
鸿 渐 懦怯 地问道: “ 不能添个‘坡’字 么 ? ”
—— 给力词典精选Her expression disturbed him - sad, timorous, with a touch of defiant mischief.
她的神情忧郁, 畏怯, 又稍带着一丝儿满不在乎的调皮味,这种神情使他感到不安。
—— 辞典例句Margaret and Gerard cast a scared look at one another.
玛格丽特和杰勒德彼此畏怯地望了一眼。
—— 辞典例句