recoil

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recoil 指因恐惧或厌恶而畏缩后退,或指物体弹回、反冲,如枪的后坐力。

用法要点

句型搭配

recoil 常作不及物动词,后接 from 表示从某事物退缩,或接 at 表示对某事物反应。

• recoil from danger
• recoil at the sight

介词用法

recoil 与 from 连用表示避开或厌恶某事物,如 recoil from violence;也可与 in 连用表示因某种情绪而退缩,如 recoil in horror。

• recoil from responsibility
• recoil in disgust

语域说明

recoil 在正式或文学语境中更常见,描述情感或物理反应;日常口语中较少使用,可能用 shrink back 或 flinch 替代。

• recoil at the thought
• recoil in surprise

基础例句

She recoiled in fear when she saw the spider on the wall.

看到墙上的蜘蛛时,她害怕地退缩了。

The gun had a strong recoil that surprised the new shooter.

这把枪的后坐力很强,让新手射击者感到惊讶。

He recoiled from the idea of eating insects, finding it disgusting.

他对吃昆虫的想法感到厌恶,退缩了。

The cat recoiled at the loud noise and hid under the bed.

猫被巨大的噪音吓到,退缩到床底下。

高级例句

In physics, the recoil of a firearm is explained by Newton's third law of motion.

在物理学中,枪支的后坐力可以用牛顿第三运动定律来解释。

Investors may recoil from high-risk ventures during economic downturns to protect their capital.

在经济低迷时期,投资者可能会从高风险项目中退缩以保护资本。

The psychological study showed that people often recoil at unethical proposals due to moral instincts.

心理学研究表明,人们常因道德本能而对不道德的提议产生退缩反应。

In business negotiations, a sudden recoil from a deal can signal distrust or hidden concerns.

在商业谈判中,突然从交易中退缩可能表示不信任或隐藏的担忧。

高频搭配

verb

recoil fromrecoil atrecoil inrecoil backrecoil instinctively

adjective

violent recoilsudden recoilphysical recoilemotional recoilnatural recoil

noun

recoil of a gunrecoil from shockrecoil in fearrecoil effectrecoil spring

adverb

instantly recoilvisibly recoilslightly recoilinvoluntarily recoil

preposition

recoil fromrecoil atrecoil inrecoil against

phrase

recoil in horrorrecoil from the idearecoil at the soundrecoil from contact

常见错误

❌ 错误:He recoiled the danger.
✓ 正确:He recoiled from the danger.

recoil 是不及物动词,不能直接接宾语;应使用介词 from 表示从某事物退缩。

❌ 错误:She recoiled back quickly.
✓ 正确:She recoiled quickly.

recoil 本身已包含后退的意思,加上 back 是冗余的;直接使用 recoil 即可。

近义词辨析

flinch

flinch 强调因疼痛或惊吓而轻微、快速的退缩,常指身体反应;recoil 更强调因厌恶或恐惧而更明显的后退,可用于物理或情感层面。

She flinched when the needle touched her skin, but recoiled from the sight of blood.

shrink

shrink 通常指因恐惧或害羞而退缩,更侧重于心理上的回避;recoil 则更常描述突然的物理后退或强烈的情感反应。

He shrank from public speaking due to anxiety, while she recoiled at the loud argument.