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ADJ-GRADED
(对爱情或性爱)害羞的，腼腆的，故作忸怩的，假装害羞的 A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex.
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She is modest without being coy...
她很端庄，丝毫不忸怩。
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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。
coyly
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She smiled coyly at Algie as he took her hand and raised it to his lips.
当阿尔吉把她的手举到自己唇边时，她报以羞涩的一笑。
coyness
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The public may once have liked her, but her coyness and flirting now interfere with her interviews.
公众也许曾经喜欢过她，但现在她的忸怩作态和卖弄风情让人们对她的采访大失所望。
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ADJ-GRADED
(因愧疚或难为情而)含糊其辞的 If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about.
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The hotel are understandably coy about the incident...
酒店对那次事件不愿多说，这可以理解。
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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。
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The administration coyly refused to put a firm figure on the war's costs.
政府含糊其词，拒绝给出战争开销的确切数字。
coyness
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...their coyness about financial aid.
他们对于财政援助的含糊其词
- Noun
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1. the affectation of being demure in a provocative way
- synonym： demureness
