Word · Frequency #14981

recoil

/ˈriːkɔɪl/

noun

后坐力；后坐

The sudden backward movement or force of a gun when it is fired.

1.
A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
退缩或反弹；收缩
2.
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
枪的后坐力
3.
The state or condition of having recoiled.
已退缩的状态或条件
4.
a movement back from an impact
反冲
5.
The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.
从已发射的火器传递回射手的能量
6.
An escapement in which, after each beat, the scape-wheel recoils slightly.
一种擒纵机构,每次跳动后,擒纵轮略微回弹。

反冲；回弹；退缩；（擒纵机构的）回退；退缩或反弹；收缩；枪的后坐力；已退缩的状态或条件

In use

The hunter felt the recoil of the rifle against his shoulder.

猎人感受到了步枪抵在肩膀上的后坐力。

The recoil from the cannon knocked the soldier backward.

大炮的反冲力把士兵向后推倒了。

When firing a shotgun, you must be prepared for the strong recoil.

发射霰弹枪时，你必须准备好承受强大的后坐力。

gun recoil: 枪的后坐力; Gun recoil can affect accuracy.枪的后坐力会影响准确性。
reduce recoil: 减少后坐力; The new muzzle brake reduces recoil significantly.新型枪口制退器显著减少了后坐力。
absorb recoil: 吸收后坐力; The padded stock absorbs some of the recoil.衬垫枪托吸收了一部分后坐力。
recoil spring: 复进弹簧；后坐弹簧; The recoil spring needs to be replaced.复进弹簧需要更换。
heavy recoil: 强烈的后坐力; The shotgun has heavy recoil.这把霰弹枪后坐力很强。

把recoil拆成re（回）+coil（线圈）：开枪时枪身像被压缩的线圈猛地向后弹回，这就是后坐力。

语域：neutral 常见场景：firearms、physics、figurative or literary 该词作名词时，通常指开枪时的后坐力或物体碰撞后的回弹，也可用于比喻义，表示退缩或回避。正式和日常语境中都可能遇到，选择中性语气比较稳妥；在武器、物理等具体场景中更常见。

这些词都以 -oil 拼写，读作 /ɔɪl/，与 recoil 的重读音节 /kɔɪl/ 在元音和尾音上完全一致，因此它们押韵。注意：recoil 中的 re- 读作 /ri/，不要读成长音 /riː/；拼写易混的 recall /rɪˈkɔːl/ 发 /kɔːl/，并不与 /kɔɪl/ 押韵。

Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

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