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。
• I am not apt to shrink from duty merely because it is painful.
  我并不是因为怕吃苦而逃避自己的义务。
• 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。
• He will not shrink from any hardship.
  他不会因任何艰难而畏缩。
• 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。
• 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。
• Shrink from making such a sacrifice.
  对做出这样的牺牲犹豫不决。
• 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。
• They didn't shrink from danger.
  他们在危险面前没有退缩。
• They long for victory, yet shrink from fight.
  他们渴望胜利，但又不敢斗争。