shrink from

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o ato de evitar, recuar ou hesitar diante de algo difícil, desagradável ou assustador, por medo ou falta de vontade.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of avoiding or withdrawing from something difficult, unpleasant, or challenging due to fear or reluctance.

incontável · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Avoid due to fear or reluctanceformal

   To withdraw from or avoid doing something because of fear, disgust, or hesitation.

   Evitar por medo

   • He never shrinks from a difficult challenge.
   • She shrank from the responsibility of making the final decision.
   • They shrank from confronting the harsh truth.

   Sinônimosshy away from

   Antônimosconfrontembracefacewelcome

Verbo baseshrink