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

• 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；
• They long for victory, yet shrink from fight.
  他们渴望胜利，但又不敢斗争。
• Today we must not shrink from unifying ideas and actions.
  如今，我们必须毫不退缩地将理论与行动结合起来。
• 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。
• I shrink from attributing mean motives to anyone.
  我不愿把卑鄙的动机加在任何人身上。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。