shy

内気な、臆病な

人といると緊張したり、すぐに怖がったりする様子。

やさしい英語で： You feel nervous around people or become frightened easily.

• The shy child hid behind his mother.
• She feels shy around strangers.
• These birds are shy and difficult to approach.

使い方： shy around someone (He is shy around unfamiliar people.); shy of someone/something (The deer are shy of humans.)

類義語： timid, bashful

反対語： bold, confident

よく使う表現： shy child, shy around someone, shy animal

内気な、恥ずかしがりの

人に会ったり注目されたりすると、緊張して恥ずかしがる様子。

やさしい英語で： Feeling nervous or uncomfortable when meeting people or getting their attention.

• She is shy around strangers.
• I was too shy to ask her name.
• Were you shy as a child?

使い方： shy around someone (She feels shy around new people.); shy about doing something (He is shy about speaking in class.)

類義語： timid, reserved

反対語： confident, outgoing

よく使う表現： shy child, shy around someone, feel shy

足りない

必要な量や予想された量に、わずかに届かない様子。

やさしい英語で： Having slightly less than the amount needed or expected.

• We are three players shy.
• The bill was just shy of fifty dollars.
• They stopped a mile shy of the finish.

使い方： shy of something (We finished just shy of our target.)

類義語： short

よく使う表現： shy of something, just shy of, two shy

支持政党を明かさない

特に選挙前の調査で、支持する政党を明かしたがらない様子。

やさしい英語で： Unwilling to tell people which political party you support, especially when answering questions before an election.

• Shy voters may refuse to answer political surveys.
• The poll missed several shy conservative voters.
• Researchers studied the effect of shy voters on election predictions.

よく使う表現： shy voters, shy conservatives, shy voter effect

驚いて飛びのく

怖がって、何かから急に身を引いたり飛びのいたりする。

やさしい英語で： To move suddenly away from something because you are frightened.

• The horse shied at the noise.
• Our pony shies when cars pass too close.
• The mare shied and nearly threw her rider.

使い方： shy at something (The pony shied at a passing truck.)

類義語： start, recoil

よく使う表現： shy at something, shy away

投げつける

物を素早い勢いのある動作で投げる。

やさしい英語で： To throw something with a quick, sudden movement.

• He shied a stone at the wall.
• The boy shied an apple across the yard.
• She shied the ball towards the bucket.

使い方： shy something at someone/something (He shied a pebble at the empty tin.)

類義語： throw, fling

よく使う表現： shy a stone, shy something at

的当て屋台

景品をもらうために、的に物を投げて当てる遊園地や祭りの屋台。

やさしい英語で： A fairground stall where you throw objects at targets to win prizes.

• We tried the coconut shy.
• The fair had a shy with wooden targets.
• He won a prize at the coconut shy.

よく使う表現： coconut shy, fairground shy