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词汇 shrinking violet
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Definition of shrinking violet in English:

shrinking violet

noun
informal
  • often with negative An exaggeratedly shy person.

    〈非正式〉极其害羞的人,谦卑的人

    Dorothy is no shrinking violet when it comes to expressing her views

    每当多萝西要陈述自己的观点时,她一点都不会害羞。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not surprisingly, the first question Oprah - no shrinking violet herself - asked her was where she got her confidence from.
    • Rowland and other feminist critics are hardly shrinking violets; they called their 1984 conference on the subject ‘The Death of the Female.’
    • South Lakeland men are shrinking violets according to a company setting up speed dating events in the area.
    • There are no shrinking violets in our family, we all had a point of view.
    • Cab drivers, and London ones in particular, are seldom known as shrinking violets who keep their opinions to themselves.
    • He said the girls were no shrinking violets when it came to contesting the ball.
    • If called upon to sing a song, they weren't shrinking violets.
    • Eitam is no shrinking violet - when his bride-to-be asked him at age 18 what he wanted to do when he grew up, ‘I told her I wanted to be the leader of the people of Israel’.
    • Normally, you wouldn't expect your local councillor to be a shrinking violet.
    • You will probably have noticed that Martin is scarcely a shrinking violet, nor a slack-jawed dullard.
    • He is certainly no shrinking violet and will not suffer fools gladly.
    • So it doesn't pay to be a shrinking violet when faced with appalling service.
    • People know that I am not a shrinking violet and there will have to be major and widespread changes.
    • If you stop them in the street they are not shrinking violets.
    • None of them is known for being a shrinking violet.
    • This was no shrinking violet who wrote his poetry from the lonely vantage of an ivory tower.
    • It's certainly a colourful creation, but not for shrinking violets.
    • She insists it was not a conscious decision, however, and points out she has toured separately with two women who could never be described as shrinking violets.
    • She was, she says, a shrinking violet for her first year at Glasgow University.

Definition of shrinking violet in US English:

shrinking violet

nounˈSHriNGkiNG ˈvī(ə)lət
informal
  • An exaggeratedly shy person.

    〈非正式〉极其害羞的人,谦卑的人

    Dorothy is no shrinking violet when it comes to expressing her views

    每当多萝西要陈述自己的观点时,她一点都不会害羞。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He said the girls were no shrinking violets when it came to contesting the ball.
    • This was no shrinking violet who wrote his poetry from the lonely vantage of an ivory tower.
    • People know that I am not a shrinking violet and there will have to be major and widespread changes.
    • She insists it was not a conscious decision, however, and points out she has toured separately with two women who could never be described as shrinking violets.
    • None of them is known for being a shrinking violet.
    • She was, she says, a shrinking violet for her first year at Glasgow University.
    • So it doesn't pay to be a shrinking violet when faced with appalling service.
    • South Lakeland men are shrinking violets according to a company setting up speed dating events in the area.
    • If called upon to sing a song, they weren't shrinking violets.
    • Eitam is no shrinking violet - when his bride-to-be asked him at age 18 what he wanted to do when he grew up, ‘I told her I wanted to be the leader of the people of Israel’.
    • He is certainly no shrinking violet and will not suffer fools gladly.
    • There are no shrinking violets in our family, we all had a point of view.
    • Rowland and other feminist critics are hardly shrinking violets; they called their 1984 conference on the subject ‘The Death of the Female.’
    • Cab drivers, and London ones in particular, are seldom known as shrinking violets who keep their opinions to themselves.
    • Not surprisingly, the first question Oprah - no shrinking violet herself - asked her was where she got her confidence from.
    • You will probably have noticed that Martin is scarcely a shrinking violet, nor a slack-jawed dullard.
    • It's certainly a colourful creation, but not for shrinking violets.
    • If you stop them in the street they are not shrinking violets.
    • Normally, you wouldn't expect your local councillor to be a shrinking violet.
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