单词 | shrink from |
释义 | shrink from (once / 584 pages) v WORD FAMILY shrink from: shrank from, shrinked from, shrinking from, shrinks from, shrunk from USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Fernandez was not one to shrink from the threats. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Congress should not shrink from establishing a select committee for a full-scale probe. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) So while some comedic voices rose to the challenge of the election-dominated year, others shrank from the difficult political climate. The Guardian(Dec 13, 2016) v avoid (one's assigned duties) Syn|Hypo|Hyper fiddle, goldbrick, shirk scrimshank British military language: avoid work malinger, skulkavoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill slackavoid responsibilities and work, be idle avoid refrain from doing something |
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