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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Refuse to shrink from the enemy's bayonet.
  在敌人的刺刀面前屹然不动。
• 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；
• Her undaunted spirit did not shrink from the only correct answer.
  她的大无畏的精神使她不畏惧追求唯一正确的答案。
• I shrink from attributing mean motives to anyone.
  我不愿把卑鄙的动机加在任何人身上。
• It is a formidable task, but we are determined not to shrink from it.
  这是一个非常艰巨的任务，但是我们决不退缩。