新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

recoil

英 [rɪˈkɔɪl]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

1. [U 不可数名词] 躲闪 , 畏缩
The act of recoil is when your body moves quickly away from something because it frightens, offends, or hurts you.
双语例句
例：
his small body jerking in recoil from the volume of his shouting.
他小小的身体被他的叫喊声吓得猛地一缩。

VERB. 动词

recoils , recoiling , recoiled
1. [I 不及物动词] 躲闪 , 畏缩
If something makes you recoil, you move your body quickly away from it because it frightens, offends, or hurts you.
双语例句
例：
For a moment I thought he was going to kiss me. I recoiled in horror.
一时间我认为他要吻我，便惊恐地躲开了。
2. [I 不及物动词] （因厌恶而）拒绝
If you recoil from doing something or recoil at the idea of something, you refuse to do it or accept it because you dislike it so much.
双语例句
例：
People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt.
过去，人们无法接受负债这件事。

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