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 shy away from it.
  你不愿意正视这一点。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• To shy away from an important deal.
  退出了一笔重要交易。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。