Be coy of speech
羞于言谈
🧩 词语组成解析
be
[bi]
v. 是;有，存在;做，成为;发生;
aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质;
coy
[kɔɪ]
adj. 腼腆的;忸怩作态的;献媚的;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
speech
[spitʃ]
n. 演说，演讲，发言;说话，谈话，说话能力或方式;（乐器的）音，音色;方言，民族语言;
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm a student of the world; in other words I flunked out of high school.
我是社会学生，换句话说，我高中后就辍学了。
Call a spade a spade.
据实而言。
Since its discovery, it has become a sort of potholers' Everest.
自从被发现以后，这个洞成了洞穴探险者的珠穆朗玛峰，