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

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

Another adjective to describe a shrinking violet is modest.

另形容怯的形容词是" modest" 。

Time for women to stop being shrinking violets at work.

职场女，不再答答的开。

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

当面对困难时，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？朵含苞欲放的玫瑰，娇美涩的少女！

She's also no shrinking violet when it comes to sharing her thoughts.

当谈到分享自己的想法时，她也点不涩。

My friend Olga loves to perform. She is a great singer. And she's no shrinking violet!

我的朋友奥尔加喜欢表演。她是很棒的歌手。她可不是害的人！

It does seem that they have the best of all worlds, which is not great news for shrinking violets.

看起来他们确实拥有世界上最好的，这对于萎缩的紫罗兰来说并不是什么好消息。

I mean this has been the most fantastic platform for Nigel Farage who we know is no shrinking violet when it comes to the limelight.

我的意思是， 这对奈杰尔·法拉奇来说是最棒的平台， 我们知道他在聚光灯下并不畏缩。

Someone timid might be called shrinking violet or a wallflower, while for especially nervous types we have the curious expression: they wouldn’t say boo to a goose.

胆小的人可能被称为畏缩的紫罗兰或壁花， 而对于特别紧张的类型， 我们有种奇怪的表达方式：他们不会对鹅说嘘。