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 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。
• She tends to shy away from accepting responsibility.
  她往往避免承担责任。
• 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。
• Alan doesn't shy away from controversy.
  艾伦不回避争议。
• 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。
• 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。
• So young people tend to shy away from them.
  于是，年轻人对这类保险绕道而行。
• Don't shy away from them to make a story more exciting.
  不要为了让报道变得更令人激动而羞于提起它们。
• Daddy feared it might hurt me and began to shy away from that woman.
  父亲怕我伤心，开始回避那个女人。
• You shy away from it.
  你不愿意正视这一点。