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词汇 recoiling
释义 recoiling
present participle ofrecoil
recoil
verb[ I ]
uk /rɪˈkɔɪl/ us /rɪˈkɔɪl/
to move back because of fear or disgust (= dislike or disapproval): 退缩,畏惧;(因为厌恶而)退避
He leaned forward to kiss her and she recoiled in horror.他俯身去吻她,她惊恐地后退避开。
I recoiled from the smell and the filth.那儿又脏又臭,我躲开了。
to refuse to accept an idea or principle, feeling strong dislike or disapproval: (对想法、原则等)厌弃,深恶痛绝,强烈反对
She wondered how it would be to touch him and recoiled at the thought.她想知道摸一摸他会是什么感觉,但这个念头一进入脑海,她马上感到一阵厌恶。
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Examples of recoiling


recoiling

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


At other moments their response to a situation seemed best reflected in a seesaw action, one actor lurching forward, another recoiling.
Recoiling, the attendant responded with her own tweak.
He did not know what had happened to them, but found the entire group recoiling suddenly.
That immoral doctrine had its vogue, but now the disadvantages of it are recoiling upon the insurance scheme.
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The people who should be recoiling from the discussion are those who are losing.
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Phrases like "social security"and"collective security" have a terrible habit of recoiling upon mankind.
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Let us not end up recoiling in fear or engaging in exaggerated rhetoric every time we debate a proposal containing the word ‘tax’.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Legislation of this sort has a way of recoiling upon its authors.
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The result of the inquiries is to show that this unfortunate accident resulted from the rocket striking the ship's bridge-plating and recoiling.
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It is recoiling on their own heads now.
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If people have information which they cannot substantiate, they are hesitant to give it for fear of that fact recoiling upon their heads in proceedings taken against them.
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One of those is correcting the alignment of weak muscles as well as facilitating joint motion as a result of the tape's recoiling qualities.
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Relaxation of the diaphragm has the opposite effect, passively recoiling during normal breathing.
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The lever ejector was installed in the trigger housing and is actuated by the recoiling bolt.
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A special effort, an effort of self-awareness is needed that almost impossible feat of thought recoiling upon itself: almost impossible but not quite.
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