shrinking violet

名词 shrinking violet:

1. someone who shrinks from familiarity with others
   同义词：shy person

1. Shrinking violet always ready to speak up for herself.
   她可不胆小－－任何场合都能为自己说话。
2. In the past we have tended to see Mr Smith, not perhaps as a shrinking violet, still less as the gentlest and meekest of spirits, but rather as an electric politician.
   在过去我们大概没有把史密斯先生看做是一个胆小害羞的人，更没有把他看做是一个最温柔和顺的人，而是把他看做是一个惊人的政治家。
3. She's no shrinking violet always ready to speak up for herself.
   她可不胆小--任何场合都能为自己说话。