coy /ˈkɔɪ/
 (a.)□腆的,怕羞的,羞怯的


 Coy a.
 1. Quiet; still. [Obs.]
 2. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
    Coy, and difficult to win.   --Cowper.
    Coy and furtive graces.   --W. Irving.
 Nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed,
 Shall kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest.   --Goldsmith.
 3. Soft; gentle; hesitating.
 Enforced hate,
 Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.   --Shak.
 Syn: -- Shy; shriking; reserved; modest; bashful; backward; distant.


 Coy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coyed p. pr. & vb. n. Coying.]
 1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]
    A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets.   --Bp. Rainbow.
 2. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
 Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed,
 While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.   --Shak.


 Coy, v. i.
 1. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. [Obs.]
 Thus to coy it,
 With one who knows you too!   --Rowe.
 2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.]
 If he coyed
 To hear Cominius speak, I 'll keep at home.   --Shak.

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 coy
      adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or
             provocative way [syn: demure, overmodest]
      2: showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness
         or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement;
         "a politician coy about his intentions"
      3: modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like
         a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not
         to be easily cajoled"