shy

shy of在英国作“想要避免…的”或“不肯…的”解。例如：He is shy of big words. 和She is shy of speaking in public. 在美国往往用作“缺乏…的”或“在…方面不充足的”解。例如：The house is shy of a bathroom. 和The druggist was then shy of funds. 有时竟把of省去，把shy用作介词一样，但shy of funds里的of不可省去。

shy on也是美国英语，作“在…方面不充足的”解。例如：The druggist was then shy on funds.