忸怩作态 meaning in English

behave coyly; be affectedly shy; behave in an affected way; strike a pose

She looked down as she said this, amiably bashful, with only one side glance at her companion to observe its effect on her .
她说这些话时眼朝下望着，亲切地忸怩作态，眼睛斜视着她的同伴，以观察她刚才这些话在她同伴身上所产生的效果。
She gave a coy smile when he paid her a compliment
他恭维她时，她忸怩作态地笑了笑。
She give a coy smile when he pay her a compliment
他恭维她时，她忸怩作态地笑了一笑。
His experience of women was great enough for him to be aware that the negative often meant nothing more than the preface to the affirmative ; and it was little enough for him not to know that in the manner of the present negative there lay a great exception to the dallyings of coyness
他对女人已经有了经验，这已经足以使他懂得，否定常常只是肯定的开端但是他的经验毕竟有限，还不足以知道目前这种否定完全是一个例外，和那种忸怩作态的调情不同。