shy away from

英 [ʃaɪ əˈweɪ frəm]

美 [ʃaɪ əˈweɪ frəm]

（因害怕或信心不足而）回避，躲避，避免

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (因害怕或信心不足而)回避，躲避，避免做
  If youshy away fromdoing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
  1. We frequently shy away from making decisions...
     我们常常害怕作出决定。
  2. Alan doesn't shy away from controversy.
     艾伦不回避争议。

英英释义

verb

• avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task
  1. I shy away from this task

双语例句

• Get creative, and don't shy away from something intellectual& your Aquarius will love you for it.
  只要是有创意，最好再带上点高科技的玩意肯定会让瓶子爱死你的。
• You'll surely shy away from it the next time you see it.
  那么当你下次再看到它时，就一定会远离它。
• She is also known as a tough negotiator who does not shy away from conflict.
  她还以一位强硬的谈判者著称，不回避冲突。
• Mr. Jobss emphasis on secrecy, say acquaintances, led him to shy away from large public donations.
  乔布斯的友人称，乔布斯强调隐私这点让他避开了一些大型的公共捐赠活动。
• Most administrators tend to shy away from ever using the ps command to troubleshoot a possible memory bottleneck.
  大多数管理员不经常使用ps命令对可能存在的内存瓶颈进行故障排除。
• India can no longer shy away from making hard diplomatic choices.
  印度再也不能回避强硬的外交选项了。
• But I say, don't shy away from the challenging parts of yourself. Don't deny the desires and curiosities, the doubts and dissatisfactions, the joy and the darkness, that might knock you off the path that you have set for yourself.
  你们更愿意规避混乱、动荡和强烈的感情，但我想说，不要回避挑战自我，不要否认欲望和好奇心、怀疑和不满、快乐和阴郁，它们可能改变你预设的人生轨迹。
• You do not shy away from conversation, but speak when necessary, without having an aggressive manner.
  你不会因为害羞而不敢与人交流，必要的时候一定会说出来，也不会咄咄逼人。
• Don't shy away from evaluation because it seems expensive or difficult, or because you fear being seen in a negative light.
  不要因为评估工作似乎看起来昂贵或很难，或者因为害怕负面的结论而逃避它。
• Alan doesn't shy away from controversy.
  艾伦不回避争议。