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“No,” relied Tom. “She’s rather coy.
“不，”湯姆回答說，“她很靦腆。
The traditional flirts let the man be the initiator and the women play the more demure, coy, passive role.
傳統(tǒng)調(diào)情方式是男士主動出擊，而女性更加端正、靦腆害羞，處于被動的角色。
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It is not so with me, to whom sleep is a coy mistress, much given to a teasing inconsistency and for ever demanding to be wooed —"lest too light winning make the prize light".
對我來說，睡眼就像一個忸怩羞怯的情婦，喜歡反復(fù)無常地挑逗男人，讓男人不停地向她求愛——“惟恐讓男人得的太容易而顯得自己身價太低。”

I don't know. There's evidence that the coy smile shows up in non The question was, "Do nonhuman primates give the same smiles that humans do?
我不知道，有證據(jù)表明,靦腆微笑在非人類,問題是，靈長類和人類微笑相同嗎？
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Every culture is going to have Pan Am smiles, happiness smiles, coy smiles, but the variation of that sort is something which will vary as a result of how you're raised and the people around you.
每一種文化都有問候式微笑，開心的微笑，靦腆的微笑，不同還在于,你是怎么被撫養(yǎng)大，你身邊人如何。
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Ross has been coy about whether he will step in and invest in Ambac or other bond insurers.
FORBES: Bond Insurers Need Help--Fast
Mr. COY: You would think they'd be overjoyed right now, but I don't think they are.
NPR: What Record Profits Mean for Exxon Mobil

A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex.
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If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about.
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