"Wherefore dost thou desire it?" inquired Hester, shrinking, she hardly knew why, from this secret bond." Why not announce thyself openly, and cast me off at once?"

" I know that, sir," she replied timidly.

我知道，先生，她怯生生地答道。

It was not easy to determine, for she was timid and fearful of being repulsed.

作这一个决定倒不容易，因为她有些怯生生的，害怕遭到拒绝。

She glanced shyly at Lily.

她怯生生地望着丽莉。

The child glanced at his angry father timidly.

孩子怯生生地瞟了一眼怒气冲冲的父亲。

A brief, casual, fleeting, furtive, timid glance

短促的、不经意的、一闪即逝的、偷偷的、怯生生的一瞥

In the midst of a profound stillness, she faintly began.

在一片沉寂中，她怯生生地开始说道。

He carried the child over, and before the timid arm was loosed from his neck asked her for a kiss.

在那怯生生的手臂放松他的脖子时，他要她让他亲一亲。

He patted her shoulder timidly, gingerly at first, and when she did not rebuff him he became bolder and patted her firmly.

他小心翼翼地拍着她的肩膀，起初还是怯生生的，后来发现她并不反抗才变得胆大起来，拍得也更起劲了。

She reminds me of a skinny hen perched on a chair, her eyes kind of bright and blank and scared, all ready to flap and squawk at the slightest move anybody makes.

她让我想起一只蹲在椅子上的瘦母鸡，瞪着两只又亮又呆板的怯生生的眼睛，仿佛一听到有什么动静就要扇着翅膀咯咯地叫起来。

Pitty began, timidly: "Please, Dr. Meade&"

皮蒂也怯生生地开口了：“我请你，米德大夫&”

A situation so extreme, an obscurity so powerful, that the most timid felt themselves seized with resolution, and the most daring with terror.

局势是这样僵，黑暗是这样深，以致最胆怯的人也都觉得自己在这里下定决心，最胆壮的人也都觉得自己在这里害了怕。

But commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead this people across and will cause them to inherit the land that you will see.

你却要嘱咐约书亚，勉励他，使他胆壮。因为他必在这百姓前面过去，使他们承受你所要观看之地。

Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess

所以，你们要守我今日所吩咐的一切诫命，使你们胆壮，能以进去，得你们所要得的那地

But people in authority no longer feel compelled to define how they think moral, emotional and spiritual growth happens, beyond a few pablum words that no one could disagree with and a few vague references to community service.

但当权者已经不再认为自己必须说清楚他们认为道德、情感和精神的成长是如何发生的，他们只会说一些所有人都同意的平淡无奇的话语，或者偶尔模糊地提起社区服务的例子。

Who is in fault suspects everybody.

心虚生暗鬼.

Jonah felt very guilty.

约拿书感到非常心虚.

Zeena sat beside her with a guilty look on her face.

齐娜坐在她旁边,一副心虚的表情.

Immediately upon seeing his manner I knew he had a guilty conscience.

一看他的样子就知道他心虚了.

Truly, as it was written long ago : " The wicked flee when no man pursueth. "

古语说得好: “ 作贼心虚. ”

Fear was manifest on her face.

她脸上显露出惧怕的神情.