Another adjective to describe a shrinking violet is modest.

另一个形容羞怯的形容词是" modest" 。

When faced with a difficult situation, a shrinking violet seems to get smaller.

当面对困难时，一个羞怯的人似乎变得更渺小了。

You have to see your opportunity and take it, nobody respects a shrinking violet.

必须看到你的机遇并抓住它，没有人尊敬羞怯的人。

I did. You told me to stop being a shrinking violet and to step up.

我谈了啊。你告诉我不要做一个羞怯的人，要挺身而出。

What have we here? What beauty by my side? A rose in bloom, a shrinking violet?

这是什么？我身边的她多么美丽？一朵含苞欲放的玫瑰，一个娇美羞涩的少女！

We say that someone is " no shrinking violet" instead of saying " not a shrinking violet" .

我们说某人" no shrinking violet(不害羞的人)" ，而不是说" not a shrinking violet" 。