shy away from

基本解釋

But it has not shied away from using force – through coups in Latin America or war in Vietnam and Iraq – in an effort to impose its vision on the world.
但為了將其愿景強(qiáng)加給世界，美國(guó)并不回避使用武力——拉美政變或越南和伊朗戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)就清楚地表明了這一點(diǎn)。
In print I have never shied away from the realities of eating meat, argued that we need to escape the notion of it as something portioned and tight-packaged under cellophane.
在我的文章中，我從來不回避吃肉的事實(shí)，我認(rèn)為我們需要擺脫肉是某種動(dòng)物身體的一部分并且被緊包在玻璃紙里的概念。
Swayze had said that he opted not to use painkillers while making The Beast because they would have taken the edge off his performance, but he never shied away from the fact time might be running out.
斯韋茲說過在制作《野獸》期間他選擇不使用止痛藥，因?yàn)橹雇此帉?huì)降低他的表演水平，但是他從來沒有回避他可能時(shí)日不多。

But President Kaczynski, a member of the far right Peace and Justice Party, has long shied away from deeper involvement with the European Union.
"We have not shied away from raising the difficult problems that exist and stand in the way of the people of Africa realizing their potential.
Komorowski too has shied away from confrontational politics in his campaign.

In his seven years as the head man, Liddy has never shied away from difficult decisions.
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If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.