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

• But not like an arrogant self-centered person or those who are shy away from others because of self-contempt.
  不过不是那种以自我为中心的高傲者，也不是那些因为自卑而逃避的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You shy away from it.
  你不愿意正视这一点。
• General Electric sure doesn't shy away from a crazy goal.
  通用电气公司无疑有着一个疯狂的目标。
• We frequently shy away from making decisions
  我们常常害怕作出决定。
• 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？
• Many webmasters shy away from XML and XSLT because they look too complex.
  由于XML和XSLT看起来过于复杂，因此许多网站管理员不想使用它们。
• 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。