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。
• They didn't shrink from danger.
  他们在危险面前没有退缩。
• Refuse to shrink from the enemy's bayonet.
  在敌人的刺刀面前屹然不动。
• 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？
• Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today.
  我们没有必要去躲闪，不去老老实实地面对我国今天的情况。
• I did not shrink from the challenge, I rose to it.
  我不逃避挑战，我要迎战。
• They long for victory, yet shrink from fight.
  他们渴望胜利，但又不敢斗争。
• Icelanders have seen their economy swell and shrink from time to time over the centuries, and always handled it calmly.
  数个世纪以来，冰岛人见证了他们的经济不时起起落落，但总是平静地应对。
• 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。
• 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。