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recoil

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re·coil /rɪˈkɔɪl/ verb [intransitiveI]
1 MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move back suddenly and quickly from something you do not like or are afraid of 退縮;畏縮
recoil from/at
She recoiled from his touch as if she had been slapped.
他一碰她,她便往後縮,仿佛被打了一巴掌。
2 AVOIDto feel such a strong dislike of a particular situation that you want to avoid it 〔因強烈厭惡某情形而〕退縮;躊躇不前
recoil from/at
He recoils from everything in life that demands hard work.
生活中凡是需要付出努力的事,他都躊躇不前。
We recoil in horror from the thought of subjecting someone to extreme pain.
想到要讓一個人經受極度的痛苦,我們就會恐懼地退縮。
3. PMWif a gun recoils, it moves backwards very quickly after it has been fired 〔槍炮〕反沖;産生後坐力
recoil /ˈriːkɔɪl/ noun [singular, uncountableU]
The recoil of the gun sent him flying backwards.
那門炮的後坐力使他向後彈了出去。
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Origin recoil
(1100-1200) Old French reculer, from cul ass
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