recoil

🇺🇸 /rɪˈkɔɪl/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈkɔɪl/
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intransitive verb
R

To quickly move away from something because it is scary or not nice.

She recoiled from the scary dog.

她从那只可怕的狗身边退缩了。

R

To feel a strong dislike or fear about an idea or situation.

I recoiled at the idea of eating bugs.

我对吃虫子的想法感到厌恶。

R

To move back quickly when a gun is fired.

The gun recoiled in his hands.

枪在他的手中后坐。

noun
R

The quick backward movement of a gun when it is fired.

The gun's recoil was very strong.

枪的后坐力非常强。

translation

vi. 畏缩, 反感, 后坐
n. 后坐力

词形变化

3rd Present recoils
Progressive recoiling
Past recoiled
Perfect recoiled
Plural recoils