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When danger came, no one held back.危险降临时，无人退缩。He backed down when push came to shove.在紧要关头，他退缩了。Mike had been challenged and he was not going to back away from the contest.迈克受到挑战，而面对这场比赛他是不会退缩的。I had never ridden on a motorcycle before. But it was too late to chicken out.那以前我从没骑过摩托车。不过，想退缩已经来不及了。At the sight of a mouse, she drew back in horror.她一看见老鼠，就吓得连连退缩。He should have taken the penalty but he bottled it.他本来应该罚点球的，可是退缩了。He shrank against the wall.他退缩到墙边。Polly flinched at the thrill that rippled through her.波莉感到全身一阵紧张，就退缩了。He said many of the men who were shot for cowardice were in fact suffering from shell shock.他说很多因临战退缩而被枪毙的士兵实际上患有爆炸性精神异常。The boys shrank away in horror.男孩们惊恐地退缩了。In the current situation many investors are holding back.在目前形势下，许多投资者退缩了。She recoiled in horror at the thought of it.一想到那事，她就害怕得退缩了。They had already pulled back from the brink of war once before.他们已经有过一次在战争一触即发的时候退缩妥协的经历。He always retreated emotionally at the first whiff of conflict.只要有一点儿冲突的迹象，他在感情上就退缩了。There are places you can take physically handicapped children where staff don't blanch at the sight of a wheelchair.有些地方你能带残疾儿童去，那里的工作人员不会一看到轮椅就退缩。The child shrank behind the sofa as his father shouted at him.孩子在父亲冲他吼叫时退缩到了沙发后面。Meredith was scared of him and shrank back.梅雷迪斯害怕他，退缩了。The boy shrank into a corner when the bully threatened to beat him.恶棍威胁说要揍那男孩，男孩便退缩到一个角落里。She flinched, caught on the raw by his question.她被他问到了痛处，退缩了。Pamela flinched each time he yelled at her.他每朝她叫嚷一次，帕梅拉就退缩一下。The shy little girl held back from meeting the visitor.怕羞的小女孩退缩着不肯去见来访的客人。Allen back-pedalled, saying that he had had no intention of offending them.艾伦退缩了，说他无意冒犯他们。He hardly flinched when he was hit.他被击中时几乎都没退缩一下。They all hung back in fear.他们都吓得退缩了。He accused President Carter of vacillation and retreat.他指责卡特总统的动摇和退缩。He held back, terrified of going into the dark room.他退缩了，不敢进入黑暗的房间。He often withdraws when the going gets tough.他往往一遇到困难就退缩。His reaction was as much of a rebuff as a physical recoil.他的反应既是身体的退缩，也是一种断然的拒绝。We recoiled at the prospect of having to spend that much money to fix the car.一想到要花那么多钱修车，我们就退缩了。She recoiled with a shudder.她害怕地退缩了。Some investors got cold feet, and pulled out of the project at the last minute.一些投资者退缩了，在最后一分钟退出了这个项目。I was going to ask him but then I bottled out. 我本想去问他，但临阵又退缩了。Timid bankers cut their losses at the first difficulty.胆怯的银行家们一见困难的端倪就撒手退缩。His retraction predicates a change of attitude.他的退缩表示他态度有了变化。 |