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 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 didn't shrink from danger.
  他们在危险面前没有退缩。
• 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。
• I tell you this that you may not shrink from the responsibility.
  我告诉你这个为的是你不会逃避责任。
• 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。
• They long for victory, yet shrink from fight.
  他们渴望胜利，但又不敢斗争。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Do you shrink from doing anything that smacks of self-promotion?
  你从任何带有自荐的味道的事情中退缩吗？