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

• They long for victory, yet shrink from fight.
  他们渴望胜利，但又不敢斗争。
• I do not shrink from this responsibility-I welcome it.
  我决不在这责任之前退缩；我欢迎它。
• We will never shrink from difficulties.
  我们在困难面前决不退缩。
• 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。
• You are not the sort to shrink from taking chances.
  你可不是那种碰到了冒险的事畏畏缩缩的人。
• Shrink from making such a sacrifice.
  对做出这样的牺牲犹豫不决。
• The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country.
  夏季的士兵和晴天的爱国者会在这种危难时刻退缩，不再报效国家。
• 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。
• We look at our burdens and heavy loads, and shrink from them;
  我们也顶会望着我们面前的重担畏缩；
• 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。