diffidently

英

美

adv.  缺乏自信地；踌躇地；羞怯地

BNC.27470 / COCA.36964

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏自信的
  Someone who isdiffidentis rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people.
  1. Helen was diffident and reserved.
     海伦比较害羞内向。

英英释义

adv

• in a diffident manner
  1. `Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'

双语例句

• She followed him diffidently through the clattering machines.
  她跟着他，怯生生地走过那些轰隆作响的机器。
• When Wendy returned diffidently she found Peter sitting on the bed-post crowing gloriously, while Jane in her nighty was flying round the room in solemn ecstasy.
  温迪忐忑不安地走回房间时，她看到彼得坐在床柱上得意洋洋地叫喊着，简正穿着睡衣狂喜地绕着房间飞。
• And so he turned, diffidently, to fiction.
  因此，他小心翼翼地开始经营小说。
• He expressed himself politely and diffidently.
  他有礼貌而又羞怯地表示自己的意见。
• The child behaves very diffidently.
  小孩的举止非常胆怯。
• Well, one might diffidently suggest that there are other ways in which you can do this empowering thing.
  额，有人可能会提出异议说还有别的方式可以鼓励她们。
• Instead he just sat down quickly with an abrupt, half-defiant movement, lit his cigarette, and spoke to one of the men quickly and diffidently, saying.
  相反，他只是突然、有些挑衅地匆忙坐了下来，点起自己的香烟，快速、踌躇地对其中一个人说道。
• Victor Henry diffidently named three well-known rear admirals.
  维克多·亨利迟疑不决地提了三个有名气的海军少将。
• "I once thought of calling myself Red-handed Jack," he said diffidently.
  我有一次想把自己叫作红手杰克。