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  • v. 退却, 退缩
  • [英] v. 退却, 退缩 ( to shrink back physically or emotionally; wince; quail)
  • [记] re ( 重新) +coil ( 卷, 盘绕) -> 卷回去 -> 退缩
  • [例] She recoiled at the sight of the snake.

[编辑] Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb

  • Etymology: Middle English reculen, recoilen, from Anglo-French reculer, recuiler, from re- + cul backside — more at culet
  • Date: 14th century
  • 1.
    • a. to fall back under pressure
    • b. to shrink back physically or emotionally
  • 2. to spring back to or as if to a starting point ; rebound
  • 3. obsolete degenerate
  • Synonyms:
    • recoil, shrink, flinch, wince, blench, quail mean to draw back in fear or distaste. recoil implies a start or movement away through shock, fear, or disgust <recoiled at the suggestion of stealing>. shrink suggests an instinctive recoil through sensitiveness, scrupulousness, or cowardice<shrank from the unpleasant truth>. flinch implies a failure to endure pain or face something dangerous or frightening with resolution<faced her accusers without flinching>. wince suggests a slight involuntary physical reaction (as a start or recoiling)<winced in pain>. blench implies fainthearted flinching<stood their ground without blenching>. quail suggests shrinking and cowering in fear<quailed before the apparition>.

II. noun

  • Date: 14th century
  • 1. the act or action of recoiling; especially the kickback of a gun upon firing
  • 2. reaction <the recoil from the rigors of Calvinism — Edmund Wilson>


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