shrink from

英 [ʃrɪŋk frəm]

美 [ʃrɪŋk frəm]

网络  退避

英英释义

verb

• avoid (one's assigned duties)
  1. The derelict soldier shirked his duties
  Synonym:fiddleshirkgoldbrick

双语例句

• No matter how big the difficulties ahead are, we'll never shrink from them.
  前面的困难再大，我们也决不后退。
• They long for victory, yet shrink from fight.
  他们渴望胜利，但又不敢斗争。
• I shrink from attributing mean motives to anyone.
  我不愿把卑鄙的动机加在任何人身上。
• They didn't shrink from danger.
  他们在危险面前没有退缩。
• China may be a formidable competitor, he says, but the US should not shrink from competition.
  他说，中国或许确实是个劲敌，但美国不应逃避竞争。
• I did not shrink from the challenge, I rose to it.
  我不逃避挑战，我要迎战。
• It did not shrink from such words as fatality, bondage and the like.
  它并不在乎诸如宿命、束缚之类的词语。
• We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible
  我们要想保持诚信可靠，就绝不能避忌武力的合法使用。
• A person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts.
  倾向于退缩出社会接触联系而沉溺于自己的思想的人。
• But this exercise we shrink from instead of welcoming.
  但是这种锻炼，我们非但不欢迎，反常躲避。