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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

畏缩 [wèisuō]
  1. 1. verb shrink in fear

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

畏缩 [wèisuō]
  1. 1. recoil; shrink; flinch; cringe
    面对强大的谈判对手,你们尤其不能畏缩退让。
    在困难面前从不畏缩
    never shrink (or flinch) from difficulty

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

畏缩 [wèisuō]
  1. 1. 由于害怕或有顾虑而退缩。

Examples

在困难面前从不畏缩
never shrink (or flinch) from difficulty 畏缩
面对强大的谈判对手,你们尤其不能畏缩退让。 畏缩
畏缩不前
to falter under enemy fire
在敌人炮火下畏缩(不前) falter
to have/get cold feet (about sth)
(在某事上)临阵畏缩 cold
to cringe with embarrassment/horror
由于尴尬/恐惧而畏缩 cringe

Word Decomposition


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