recoil

英 [rɪˈkɔɪl , ˈriːkɔɪl]

美 [rɪˈkɔɪl , ˈriːkɔɪl]

v.  退缩; 畏缩; 对…作出厌恶(或恐惧)的反应; 反冲; 产生后坐力
n.  反冲; (尤指枪炮的)后坐力

过去式：recoiled　第三人称单数：recoils　现在分词：recoiling　过去分词：recoiled　复数：recoils　

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同义词辨析

recoilcowerflinchshrink【导航词义：退缩】

牛津词典

verb

• 退缩；畏缩
  to move your body quickly away from sb/sth because you find them or it frightening or unpleasant
  1. She recoiled from his touch.
     她躲开他的触摸。
  2. He recoiled in horror at the sight of the corpse.
     他一见到尸体就吓得往后缩了。
• 对…作出厌恶（或恐惧）的反应
  to react to an idea or a situation with strong dislike or fear
  1. She recoiled from the idea of betraying her own brother.
     背叛自己亲兄弟的这个想法使她感到恐惧。
• 反冲；产生后坐力
  to move suddenly backwards when you fire it

noun

• 反冲；（尤指枪炮的）后坐力
  a sudden movement backwards, especially of a gun when it is fired

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /rɪ'kɔɪl/. The noun is pronounced /'riːkɔɪl/. 动词读作/rɪ'kɔɪl/。名词读作/'riːkɔɪl/。


• VERB 退缩;后退
  If something makes yourecoil, you move your body quickly away from it because it frightens, offends, or hurts you.
  1. For a moment I thought he was going to kiss me. I recoiled in horror...
     我当时以为他要亲我，所以吓得直往后退。
  2. We are attracted by nice smells and recoil from nasty ones.
     我们会被好闻的味道吸引，难闻的味道则会让我们退避三舍。
  3. Recoilis also a noun.
     
  4. 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。
  5. ...his small body jerking in recoil from the volume of his shouting.
     他的小身板儿被他的喊叫声吓得猛地一缩
• VERB （因为不喜欢而）拒绝，回绝，退避
  If yourecoil fromdoing something orrecoil atthe idea of something, you refuse to do it or accept it because you dislike it so much.
  1. People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt...
     过去人们不能接受欠债这种事情。
  2. She recoiled at the number of young girls who had to live by selling their bodies.
     那么多年轻的女孩不得不靠出卖肉体谋生，她觉得难以接受。
• N-SING （枪炮的）反冲
  Therecoilof a gun is the quick backward movement that it makes when it is fired.
  1. The policeman fires again, tensed against the recoil, unleashing round after round at his assailant...
     警察再次开火，紧抵着反冲机构，不断向袭击他的人射击。
  2. I assembled the weapon, checked the firing and recoil mechanism and loaded it.
     我把家伙组装起来，检查了一下击发和反冲机构，装上子弹。

英英释义

noun

• a movement back from an impact
  Synonym:repercussionreboundbacklash
• the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
  Synonym:kick

verb

• spring back, as from a forceful thrust
  1. The gun kicked back into my shoulder
  Synonym:kick backkick
• spring back
  1. The rubber ball bounced
  2. These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
  Synonym:bounceresiletake a hopspringboundreboundreverberatericochet
• draw back, as with fear or pain
  1. she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
  Synonym:flinchsquinchfunkcringeshrinkwincequail
• come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
  1. Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
  Synonym:backfirebacklash

双语例句

• Aim Design a buffer to reduce the recoil resistance of heavy machine gun.
  目的通过对缓冲器的结构分析和参数设计，以减小大口径机枪的后坐阻力。
• She must have felt his recoil.
  她一定感觉到了他的畏缩。
• Kick back to recoil unexpectedly and violently.
  突然而猛烈地弹回。
• Recoil mechanism is the crucial part which controls the backward movement of a gun.
  驻退机是反后坐装置中控制火炮后坐规律的关键部件。
• The experiment proved that the recoil force of the electromagnetic riveter has reduced greatly.
  通过试验表明，优化后铆枪的后坐力明显减小。
• The moment I saw it, I could feel myself recoil.
  在看到的那一刻，我能感觉得出自己恶心。
• What is the "recoil" speed of the nucleus?
  原子核的反冲速率是多少？
• I think it would have felt like a normal recoil.
  我想感觉很像开枪的后座力。
• Analysis of Interior Ballistics of Reduced Recoil Structure with Front Nozzle
  喷管前置式减后坐武器内弹道机理分析
• I assembled the weapon, checked the firing and recoil mechanism and loaded it.
  我把家伙组装起来，检查了一下击发和反冲机构，装上子弹。