1 B2 中性
对可怕或令人不快的事物作出反应,身体向后退。
"She shrank back when the firework exploded just inches from her feet."
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He shrank back against the wall, his heart hammering.
— J.K. Rowling, 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' (1998)
不可分离
因害怕、震惊或不情愿而不由自主地往后退;也可指犹豫或回避做某事。
因为害怕、震惊或不想做某事而往后退。
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
对可怕或令人不快的事物作出反应,身体向后退。
"She shrank back when the firework exploded just inches from her feet."
He shrank back against the wall, his heart hammering.
— J.K. Rowling, 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' (1998)
因害怕或不情愿而不愿行动或参与。
"He had always wanted to express his feelings but kept shrinking back from the conversation."
变小并向后退——字面意思比较容易理解。
因为害怕、震惊或不想做某事而往后退。
可用于字面义(身体后退)和比喻义(不愿采取行动)。常接 'from':'shrink back from a challenge'。常见于文学和描写性写作。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "shrink back" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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