recoil

🇺🇸 /rɪˈkɔɪl/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈkɔɪl/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP20000
intransitive verb
R

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

She recoiled from the scary dog.

她從那隻可怕的狗身邊退縮了。

R

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

I recoiled at the idea of eating bugs.

我對吃蟲子的想法感到厭惡。

R

To move back quickly when a gun is fired.

The gun recoiled in his hands.

槍在他的手中後坐。

noun
R

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

The gun's recoil was very strong.

槍的後坐力非常強。

translation

vi. 畏縮, 反感, 後座
n. 後座力

詞形變化

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