shrink from
phrasal verbshrink from something
- (used especially in negative sentences
) to be unwilling to do something that is difficult or unpleasant尤用于否定句 畏避,回避(困难等) - We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation.
我们向他们清楚地表明,我们不会畏避交锋。 - shrink from doing something They did not shrink from doing what was right.
只要做得对,他们就无所畏惧。
- We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation.