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单词 fight shy of
释义

fight shy of

Be unwilling to undertake or become involved with: MacMillan has never fought shy of controversy...
  • The federal government has traditionally fought shy of becoming involved in education, which is mainly dealt with at state level.
  • Labour has fought shy of scrapping the policy, since it is politically difficult to tinker with a long-standing deal under which tenants can buy their house at a discount of up to 70% after three years of occupation.
  • But apart from an occasional outburst on the cost of fuel, the parties have generally fought shy of saying how they will tackle the difficult and often expensive problems surrounding Britain's various systems of transport.

Synonyms

flinch from, demur from, recoil from, hang back from;
have scruples about, scruple about, have misgivings about, have qualms about, be averse to, be chary of, not be in favour of, be against, be opposed to, be diffident about, be bashful about, be shy about, be coy about;
be loath to, scruple to, be reluctant to, be unwilling to, be disinclined to, not be in the mood to, be indisposed to, be slow to, be hesitant to, be afraid to, hesitate to, hate to, not like to, not have the heart to, drag one's feet/heels over, waver about, vacillate about, think twice about, baulk at, quail at, mind doing something
informal be cagey about, boggle at
archaic disrelish
See parent entry: fight
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