Word · Frequency #14981
recoil
退缩；畏缩
to pull back suddenly, especially from fear, disgust, or pain
- 1.
To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
尤其因厌恶、恐惧或惊讶而退缩。
- 2.
Of a firearm: to quickly push back when fired.
指火器:发射时迅速向后推。
- 3.
draw back, as with fear or pain
(因恐惧或疼痛而)退缩；畏缩
反冲；后坐；尤其因厌恶、恐惧或惊讶而退缩。；指火器:发射时迅速向后推。；(因恐惧或疼痛而)退缩；畏缩；退却
In use
She recoiled in horror when she saw the snake.
He recoiled from the unpleasant smell.
The child recoiled at the sudden loud noise.
Verb forms
base recoil · third person recoils · -ing recoiling · past recoiled · past participle recoiled
Connections
Collocations
- recoil in horror
- 恐惧地退缩
- She recoiled in horror at the sight of the accident.看到事故的景象，她恐惧地退缩了。
- recoil in disgust
- 厌恶地后退
- The visitors recoiled in disgust when they saw the mess.看到那堆脏乱，访客们厌恶地后退。
- recoil from something
- 畏缩躲避某事
- He recoils from any kind of confrontation.他对任何形式的对抗都畏缩避让。
- recoil at the thought
- 一想到…就退缩
- I recoil at the thought of eating raw meat.一想到吃生肉，我就退缩。
- the gun recoils
- 枪发生后坐
- The rifle recoils sharply when fired.这支步枪开火时后坐力很大。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 recoil 拆成 re + coil：枪响时像弹簧(coil)猛地回弹，人也因恐惧或厌恶向后一缩。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学叙事/情感描写、正式演讲/新闻报道、武器/射击技术说明 recoil 在“因厌恶、恐惧或惊讶而退缩”的义项上通常用于较正式的书面语，多出现在文学叙事、正式演讲和新闻报道中，比较常见于描写人物的下意识反应。指火器或机械“后坐”时则是中性的技术性用法，常见于武器或射击说明。口语中表达“退缩”，也可用 shrink back 或 flinch。
Pronunciation & Spelling
下列单词都以相同的拼写块 oil 结尾，且都读作 /ɔɪl/，与 recoil 的重读部分 /kɔɪl/ 押韵。注意：coin /kɔɪn/、noise /nɔɪz/、choice /tʃɔɪs/ 虽含 /ɔɪ/ 但没有结尾的 /l/，不押韵；choir /ˈkwaɪər/ 拼写中有 oi，读音却完全不同，不能按拼写推断。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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