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recoil n.畏缩,后退,弹回,反作用,后座力 vi.退却,畏缩,弹回,撤退,反冲 Recoil has both a verb and a noun form, meaning any kind of rebound or spring backwards. It doesn’t even have to be from an actual force. You might recoil when you see a snake, or recoil at the thought of having to eat squid. In those cases it’s more like a cringe or a flinch from something that’s scary, disgusting, or painful. Eating squid might in fact be all of those things to you. The verb is pronounced /rɪ'kɔɪl/. The noun is pronounced /'riːkɔɪl/. 动词读作/rɪ'kɔɪl/。名词读作/'riːkɔɪl/。1[VERB 动词]退缩；后退 If something makes you recoil, you move your body quickly away from it because it frightens, offends, or hurts you.   [V]  [V from n]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。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。Recoil is also a noun.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。...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2[VERB 动词]（因为不喜欢而）拒绝，回绝，退避 If you recoil from doing something or recoil at the idea of something, you refuse to do it or accept it because you dislike it so much.   [V from n]  [V at n]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。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。3[N-SING 单数名词]（枪炮的）反冲 The recoil of a gun is the quick backward movement that it makes when it is fired.   [also no det]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。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。

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[ri'kɔil] A recoil is a movement backwards, usually from some force or impact. The recoil of a gun is a backward movement caused by momentum. Your trip to the shooting range might make your mom recoil — from horror, not momentum. ★☆☆☆☆

英语单词	recoil
英美音标	[ri'kɔil]
中文释义	n.畏缩,后退,弹回,反作用,后座力 vi.退却,畏缩,弹回,撤退,反冲
vocabulary简明	A recoil is a movement backwards, usually from some force or impact. The recoil of a gun is a backward movement caused by momentum. Your trip to the shooting range might make your mom recoil — from horror, not momentum.
vocabulary扩展	Recoil has both a verb and a noun form, meaning any kind of rebound or spring backwards. It doesn’t even have to be from an actual force. You might recoil when you see a snake, or recoil at the thought of having to eat squid. In those cases it’s more like a cringe or a flinch from something that’s scary, disgusting, or painful. Eating squid might in fact be all of those things to you.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	The verb is pronounced /rɪ'kɔɪl/. The noun is pronounced /'riːkɔɪl/. 动词读作/rɪ'kɔɪl/。名词读作/'riːkɔɪl/。 1 [VERB 动词]退缩；后退 If something makes you recoil, you move your body quickly away from it because it frightens, offends, or hurts you. [V] [V from n] 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。 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。 Recoil is also a noun. 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。 ...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 2 [VERB 动词]（因为不喜欢而）拒绝，回绝，退避 If you recoil from doing something or recoil at the idea of something, you refuse to do it or accept it because you dislike it so much. [V from n] [V at n] 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。 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。 3 [N-SING 单数名词]（枪炮的）反冲 The recoil of a gun is the quick backward movement that it makes when it is fired. [also no det] 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。 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。

Recoil Movement [V N I Gun Backward Momentum