a. 胆小的,胆怯的;羞怯的 ≈ shy ≠ confident
a timid voice 羞怯的声音
I was a timid child. 我曾是个胆小的孩子。
He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in. 他在门口停住了脚步,不好意思进去。
BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/