1·"Would you tell me," said Alice, a little timidly, "why you are painting those roses?"
“你能告诉我，”爱丽丝有点胆怯地说，“你为什么要画这些玫瑰？”
2·Alice went timidly up to the door, and knocked.
爱丽丝胆怯地走到门口，敲了敲门。
3·"It must be a very pretty dance," said Alice timidly.
“这舞一定跳得很美。”爱丽丝胆怯地说。
4·"George," she said timidly, "you are as full of remorse as ever, aren't you?"
“乔治，”她胆怯地说，“你还是和以前一样懊悔不已，是不是？”
5·She bent timidly around till her breath stirred his curls and whispered, "I--love--you!"
她胆怯地弯下腰，直到她的呼吸吹动了他的鬈发，才低声说：“我——爱——你！”
6·"I don't suppose," Tootles said diffidently [bashfully or timidly], "that I could be father."
“我想，”图图胆怯地说，“我不能当父亲。”
7·He hesitated, a little confused, then turned timidly toward the King, saying, "I may go now?"
他犹豫了一下，有点困惑，然后胆怯地转向国王，说：“我现在可以走了吗？”
8·The King laid his hand upon her arm, and timidly said, "Consider, my dear: she is only a child!"
国王把手放在她的胳膊上，怯怯地说：“再想想吧，我亲爱的：她只是个孩子！”
9·The girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd.
这小女孩在晚会上一直胆怯地远离人群。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
10·She timidly extended both hands toward him
姑娘战战兢兢地向他伸出双手。