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

• 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。
• 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。
• They did not shy away from tunnels and bridges, despite the cost-and the cost was not only in money, but sometimes also in lives.
  他们不避免隧道和桥梁，不在乎花费，有时付出的代价不仅是金钱，甚至生命。
• Typically we shy away from independent-college students who don't have them.
  一般我们都不会聘用那些没有这些技能的独立学院毕业生。
• But running hills provides a lot of benefits to runners, so don't shy away from them.
  但是，跑坡道对跑步者有许多好处，因此千万别躲着它。
• Don't shy away from them to make a story more exciting.
  不要为了让报道变得更令人激动而羞于提起它们。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nowadays there's nowhere for anyone to hide, even those enterprises that still shy away from public connectivity.
  如今人人都无藏身之地，即使那些躲避公共连接的企业也一样。
• In the bag and shy away from the taste of the work and let him feel unhappy.
  囊中羞涩和脱离工作的滋味，让他感觉到不快乐。