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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• So young people tend to shy away from them.
  于是，年轻人对这类保险绕道而行。
• 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。
• You shy away from it.
  你不愿意正视这一点。
• She tends to shy away from accepting responsibility.
  她往往避免承担责任。
• Throughout this series I've tried to help you overcome the FUD that has caused many Java developers to shy away from using JSF technology.
  贯穿这个系列，我一直在试图帮助您克服造成许多Java开发人员逃避使用JSF技术的FUD。
• Are you going to grasp these opportunities or shy away from them?
  你打算抓住这些机会还是退避三舍？