退缩

• He planned to participate in the demonstration , but then he got cold feet .
  他打算参加示威，但后来临阵退缩了。
• For an extreme example, collapse every space to a o-dimensional one .
  作为一个极端的例子，将每一空间退缩为一个O维空间。
• The bank robbery was all planned, but one of the gang chickened out .
  抢劫银行的方案都已策划就绪，但歹徒中有一个退缩了。
• The tide, which had been running so fiercely up the river, was sluggish as it turned .
  那冲向河口的滔滔浪潮也在慢慢地退缩。
• She can withdraw into herself as much as she wants or needs to .
  她可以完全按照自己的心愿和需要退缩到她自己的精神小天地里去。
• Mental as well as geographical horizons were receding before eager explorers .
  精神上、地理上的壁垒都在热切的探索者面前退缩。
• The two men have some qualities in common, a combination of exuberance and withdrawnness .
  二人之间有一些相同之点，有热情洋溢的一面，也有退缩的一面。
• Ordinarily we could make orion back down in an argument, but this day he wouldn't budge .
  平时我们几个在辩论中都能使奥利安退缩，但是这天，他却毫不让步。
• He said he could beat any man there single-handed, but he pull in his horns when jack came forward .
  他说他可以独自打倒任何人，可是杰克向他挑战时他却退缩了。
• She couldn't deal him a social blow--there was no question about this and he didn't flinch .
  在社交场上，她别想伤他一根毫毛；这是毫无疑问的。因此他毫不退缩。