单词shrinking violet
na.: 非常怕羞的人；谦逊的人
网络: 羞怯的人；胆小怕羞的人；腼腆害羞的人
George has a very good mind. He would rise fast in the world if he weren"t such a shrinking violet.
乔治很聪明。如果他不是一个畏首畏尾的人，在社会上早就出人头地了。
But just as you don"t want to be a shrinking violet who is fearful of sharing thoughts, you don"t want to be labeled as disruptive either.
你不会希望成为一个害怕分享想法的缩头乌龟；同样你也不会希望被认为破坏者。
He looks like a shrinking violet, because he is afraid to talk with girls.
他看上去是个很羞涩的男孩，不敢和女孩子说话。
No one has ever accused CNN commentator Jack Cafferty of being a shrinking violet.
从未有人责备美国有线新闻网的评论员杰克•卡弗蒂是个畏首畏尾的人。
nobody respects a shrinking violet.
没有人会尊敬羞怯的人。
A rose in bloom, a shrinking violet.
盛开的玫瑰，羞怯的紫罗兰。
She is no shrinking violet.
她不是壹个怕羞的人。