camera-shy (= not liking to be photographed)

The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story.

各家报纸纷纷退避，不敢调查详情。

We are still two players shy (of a full team).

（凑成一支队）我们还缺两名队员。

My horse shied at the unfamiliar noise.

这陌生的声音把我的马惊了。

She was a shy and retiring person off-stage...

她在现实生活中是个腼腆而且不善社交的人。

...a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%...

几近53％的中学辍学率

The Democrats are three votes shy of a majority.

民主党离多数票还差三票。

He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday.

他在圣诞节前去世了，仅差一个月就满90岁。

The band has never been shy of publicity.

这支乐队一向不惮招摇。

Jessica died Monday. She was one week shy of her 13th birthday.

杰茜卡是星期一死的,还有一个星期就是她的13岁生日。

a shy smile

羞怯的微笑

She's very shy with adults.

她在大人面前很拘束。

Hugh never shied away from his responsibilities.

该自己承担的责任，休从不回避。

He's always been work-shy.

他总是躲避工作。

He was a quiet shy man.

他是个话不多的腼腆男人。

He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.

他在离 95 岁寿辰仅差两天时去世了。

As a teenager I was painfully shy .

我十几岁的时候腼腆得很。

It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by...

一边对做宣传避之不及，一边又抱怨赞助人与我们擦身而过，这样做是没有用的。

The panda is a shy creature.

熊猫是一种胆小的动物。

The horse shied, throwing Darrel from his saddle.

那马惊跳起来,把达雷尔从马鞍上掀了下去。

John has strong opinions and he's not shy about sharing them.

约翰有鲜明的观点,而且他也不忌讳将这些观点与他人分享。