| 单词 | fight shy of something |
| 释义 | (idiom) It's no use fighting shy of publicity. Synonyms avoid He had ample time to swerve and avoid the hedgehog. shun From that time forward everybody shunned him. steer clear of duck out of (informal) keep at arm's length hang back from keep aloof from (idiom) Definition to avoid Dermatologists fight shy of any question about hormones. Synonyms avoid He managed to avoid giving them an idea of what he was up to. dodge He has repeatedly dodged the question. duck (out of) (informal) eschew He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs. shirk We will not shirk the task of considering the need for further action. Additional synonymsin the sense of dodge Definition to evade by cleverness or trickery He has repeatedly dodged the question. Synonyms avoid, hedge, parry, get out of, shun, evade, sidestep, circumvent (formal), shirk, fend off in the sense of eschew Definition to avoid doing or being involved in (something disliked or harmful) He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs. Synonyms avoid, give up, abandon, have nothing to do with, shun, elude, renounce, refrain from, forgo, abstain from, fight shy of, forswear, abjure, kick (informal), swear off, give a wide berth to, keep or steer clear of in the sense of shirk Definition to avoid doing (work or a duty); to be negligent We will not shirk the task of considering the need for further action. Synonyms dodge, avoid, evade, get out of, duck (out of) (informal), shun, sidestep, body-swerve, bob off (British, slang, rare), scrimshank (British, slang) Nearby words of |
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