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Significats de shrink back en anglès
To retreat unwillingly and/or suddenly, often caused by sudden pain, shock, scare, fright, surprise, or similar.
Sinònims
Examples for "retreat"
Examples for "retreat"
1
It is Michael Hill's second retreat from an unprofitable market this year.
2
The battle raged; the German hordes pushed forward; the great retreat began.
3
If troops are forced to retreat quickly, weapons can be left behind.
4
A quick look behind showed our retreat was still clear, if necessary.
5
Union troops quickly forced the Confederates into retreat up Henry House Hill.
1
She said, 'I suppose there will be a certain amount of recoil.'
2
This was a good weapon, well-balanced, large trigger, rubber grip, short recoil.
3
The recoil would bury it in the earth if they tried that.
4
But I was ashamed to recoil in the presence of the hunter.
5
Some recoil in terror before that test; others, feeble and affrighted, vacillate.
1
Never one to shy away from a challenge, Saunders set to work.
2
Even rival political parties have tended to shy away from personal attacks.
3
I didn't shy away from these feelings; in fact I welcomed them.
4
Don't shy away from asking tough questions or doing a little research.
5
It does not shy away from his difficult nature or his edginess.
1
The absence of any sort of guard railing made us shy back from the edge.
2
Would they have let the lads of Andernach float down cabbage-stalks to them without a shy back?
3
Trapped beneath their heels, stretched shadows shy back from the flames, yet do not jump or dance.
4
It might appear strange that she does not shy back, on seeing him in company with another man.
5
Gulping air in horrified panic, Galina shied back from the woman.
1
After each blow the limb would spring back and raise the pounder.
2
It should have doubled in size and will spring back when touched.
3
The bet is that demand for their surgical equipment will spring back.
4
And then, all at once, he seemed to spring back into life.
5
The streets would fill with people again and spring back into life.
1
I'd rather start back the other way than keep on going east.
2
We start back in horror, as if in the act of profanation.
3
I saw them turn and start back to the station, still running.
4
But he looked at the problem only to start back in affright.
5
But once we leave this place-won'tthe tracker start back up again?
Ús de shrink back en anglès
1
I tried to shrink back, an impossible feat in my current condition.
2
The fair occupants of the box are frightened, and timidly shrink back.
3
It is the uncertain that causes us to tremble and shrink back.
4
But a glance from Bright-Wits caused him to shrink back in alarm.
5
She did not shrink back, though the pupils of her eyes dilated.
6
She tried to shrink back, but there was no place to go.
7
We all shrink back, guns aimed in the direction of the laughter.
8
His face was close to hers, but Barbara did not shrink back.
9
We shall not timidly shrink back, but let justice take its course.
10
Seeing a man with a gun made them only shrink back further.
11
Ben felt the G'home Gnomes shrink back behind his legs, muttering guardedly.
12
The girls shrink back as if contamination itself had come among them.
13
Mother Dark would shrink back, all her secrets revealed, every flaw exposed.
14
On waking, she looked in the glass, only to shrink back in horror.
15
She wanted to cry; she wanted to shrink back into herself.
16
Mademoiselle sighed, and seemed to shrink back into the shadows of the carriage.
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