Children often fight shy of dentists.是什么意思？

Children often fight shy of dentists.

孩子们常常害怕看牙医.

children

n. 孩子们(child的复数)，儿童，膝下，孥；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

often

adv. 常常，经常，时常，再三；

例句
Genetic abnormalities are more often associated with faults in paternal DNA than in maternal DNA.
相对于母本DNA,基因畸变往往更多地与父本DNA上的缺陷相关。

fight

vt.& vi. 战斗，斗争，打架，吵架；n. 打架，吵架，战斗，斗志；

例句
Some parents believe a boy must learn to stand up and fight like a man.
有些父母认为男孩子必须学会像男子汉一样顶天立地，勇于抗争。

shy

adj. 害羞的，怕羞的，害怕（做），<美>缺乏的；vi. 惊退，畏缩，避开（某人），（用石子，球等）乱投；n. 投掷，（马）惊退，惊逸，投扔，乱丢；

例句
He was shy and nervous as a boy, and unhappy at school...
他小时候既害羞又胆怯，在学校过得并不快乐。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

dentists

n. 牙科医生( dentist的名词复数 )，牙科诊所；

例句
Many dentists will no longer treat National Health Service patients, which is a big backward step in this country.
许多牙医不再为依靠国民保健制度的病人看病，这是该国的一大倒退。