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

• She tends to shy away from accepting responsibility.
  她往往避免承担责任。
• 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 avoid it just because it's painful. It's going to happen one way or another, and if you shy away from the discomfort or anguish of it, you'll regret it later.
  不要因为痛苦而逃避，它会以这样会那样的方式发生，如果你羞于随之而来的不适或痛苦，你将来便会后悔。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you work tirelessly behind the scenes but shy away from the spotlight, it's time to take center stage.
  如果你总是不知疲倦的在幕后工作，而害怕走到台上的聚光灯下面，现在是你该站上舞台的时候了。
• 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。
• To shy away from an important deal.
  退出了一笔重要交易。
• 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。