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to be shy and not often express wishes or opinions
害羞,不善表达。
Here 'backward' means shy or unwilling; 'come forward' means present oneself into view.
这里backward的意思是害羞或不愿意;come forward意思是表达自己。
I'm sure Matt will tell you what he thinks of the idea - he's not usually backward in coming forward.
我相信马特会告诉你他对这个观点的看法——他一向很直爽。
Although they are rich, they are rather backward in coming forward with the poor.
他们虽然有钱,但在帮助穷苦人方面却不大踊跃。