he felt a little diffident about asking concerning her success 他感到有點(diǎn)膽怯,不敢問她是否成功了。
"i ve had experience enough, " said hurstwood blandly, but he felt a little diffident about referring to fitzgerald and moy “我有足夠的經(jīng)驗(yàn),”赫斯渥淡淡地說道,但他沒敢提及費(fèi)莫酒店。
there was something shamefaced or diffident about the movement, as if the intention were to conceal any idea of stopping until the very last moment 這人的行動有些害羞或者有些膽怯,好像不到最后一刻都不打算暴露任何要停下來的想法。
diffident: adj. 1.缺乏自信的。 2.羞怯的,膽怯的。 He is diffident of his success. 他對成功缺乏信心。 adv. -ly brazen diffident: 厚顏無恥的 缺乏自信的diffident - brassy: 羞怯的nerved diffident: 有勇氣的 缺乏自信的feel extremely diffident: 心里直打鼓about: adv. 1.大約,差不多;前后,左右。 About a mile 大約一英里。 That's about right. 大致不差。 That's about (the size of) it. 就是那么一回事;大概如此。 It is about finished 差不多要完成[終結(jié)]。 2.周圍,四面;到處。 Look about 四顧。 3.活動;盛行,到處散布,傳布。 The news is going about. 消息正在傳開。 4.繞著,圍著,倒轉(zhuǎn),掉轉(zhuǎn)。 Round about 掉轉(zhuǎn),回頭,倒過來。 Face about (使)轉(zhuǎn)過來。 Put the ship about 把船倒過頭來。 The wrong way about 相反,倒轉(zhuǎn)過來。 5.附近;〔古語〕周圍。 Is the manager about 經(jīng)理在嗎? There is no one about. 附近無人。 A mile about 周圍一英里。 6.〔接帶 to 的不定式〕將要。 1.在…周圍。 About the neck 繞著脖子,圍在頸上。 2.在…附近,在…身邊,手頭。 Somewhere about here 在此地附近。 I have no money about me. 我身邊無錢。 3.前后,左右;大概。 About noon 正午前后。 4.對于,關(guān)于。 Talk about sb. 談?wù)撃橙恕?He is most particular about being conscientious. 他最講究認(rèn)真。 5.從事于。 What are you about 你在干什么? adj.〔用作表語〕傳播,流行。 Rumour is about. 謠言紛紛。 About and about 〔美俚〕差不多,大致相同。 (Right) about face 〔美國〕向后轉(zhuǎn)! About turn 〔英國〕向后轉(zhuǎn)。 Be about 1. 起來;活動;動手,做事 (Butterflies are about early this year. 今年蝴蝶活動得早。 He is not yet (up and) about . 他還沒有起來,還未動手。 Mind what you are about! 當(dāng)心!注意!)2.散布,傳播,流行。Be about to 準(zhǔn)備,將要,正打算 (He is about to speak. 他正打算說話)。 Go about 1. 正要,將要。 2. 使(船)掉頭。 Go a long way about 繞很多路。 Much about 幾乎。 Out and about 從事日常工作,(病后等)起來做事。 Set about 動手,著手。 Take turns about 輪流。 Turn and turn about 交互。 about of: 即將;打算; 專心于…about to: 正要 , 正準(zhǔn)備as to =about: 關(guān)于be about: 從事于; 大約be about to: 表最近的將來; 不能與; 剛要,即將; 后面不接時(shí)間狀語; 即將做; 即將,馬上就; 即將(到最近的將來); 即將開始; 就要做; 用在過去式時(shí); 正準(zhǔn)備做,將做; 注意下列句式的翻譯; 準(zhǔn)備,將要,正打算be about to be: 即將,將要is about: 是指的什么not about to: 不打算做; 不準(zhǔn)備讓某事發(fā)生; 不準(zhǔn)備做某事; 不準(zhǔn)備做什么of about: 連用抱怨on or about: 約于……to be about: 在外面走動about on about: 指涉及到about friendship,about love: 比如友情,比如愛情about to be in order; about to be ready: 行將就緒about yourself or about life: 關(guān)于自己,關(guān)于生活; 關(guān)于自己或者關(guān)于生活; 或之于你自己或之于生活be rave about be wild about: 因生氣而瘋狂bring about bring about: 使發(fā)生; 使調(diào)過頭來float about; drift about: 流徙inquire about; ask about: 打探