汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 羞于启齿
羞于启齿 (羞於啟齒)
to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
xiū () yú () qǐ 齿 () chǐ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他还说了些我羞于启齿的话。

He said other things I cannot speak out for shame.

为什么人们总是对单身羞于启齿呢?

Why are people ashamed of being single?

羞于启齿,但我得承认,中国绝对是正确的。

China is absolutely right I'm ashamed to admit.

但如果你是许多羞于启齿这个问题的人中的一员,欢迎你来到STDTalk 101。

But if you're one of the many people who blush at the idea, welcome to STD Talk 101.

新的宣传旨在扭转这种负疚,让所有人都知道使用WindowsVista并不是一件羞于启齿的事。

The new campaign is aimed at overturning this guilt, at getting everyone to realize that Windows Vista is nothing to be ashamed of.

如果你抽烟,美国人会介意,会非常介意,而且他们还经常让你知道他们有多介意,他们并不羞于启齿

Americans mind if you smoke, they mind very much, and not being a shy race, they will frequently let you know just exactly how much they mind.