recoil

/ri'kɒil/

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现代语料频率: 13083

托福 GRE

中文翻译

n. 畏缩, 后退, 弹回, 反作用, 后坐力

vi. 退却, 畏缩, 弹回, 撤退, 反冲, 报应

英文解释

n. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

n. a movement back from an impact

词态变化

过去式:recoiled

第三人称单数:recoils

现在分词:recoiling

过去分词:recoiled

复数形式:recoils

常见例句

a miscalculation that recoils on its maker v

n the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired n a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine n a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path n a miscalculation that recoils on its maker v come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect v emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire v set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

n a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles

also, the theory that the sensibility to pleasure and the recoil from pain are the only motives which influence human desires and actions, and that these are the sufficient explanation of ethical and jural conceptions.

when properly thrown will return to thrower n a miscalculation that recoils on its maker v return to the initial position from where it came