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

• We will never shrink from difficulties.
  我们在困难面前决不退缩。
• Refuse to shrink from the enemy's bayonet.
  在敌人的刺刀面前屹然不动。
• They didn't shrink from danger.
  他们在危险面前没有退缩。
• They shrink from no task, however arduous it is.
  不管工作如何艰难，他们都不会知难而退。
• 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。
• 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。
• This threat is real and we cannot shrink from our responsibility to combat it.
  这种威胁论是真实存在的，我们不能收缩与之作斗争的责任。
• 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。
• Tell me, Scarlett, do you never shrink from marrying men you don't love?
  告诉我，斯佳丽，你为什么总是与你不爱的人结婚？