shirk

英 [ʃɜːk]

美 [ʃɜːrk]

v.  逃避(工作); 偷懒

现在分词：shirking　过去分词：shirked　过去式：shirked　第三人称单数：shirks　

GRETEM8

BNC.20032 / COCA.21863

牛津词典

verb

• 逃避（工作）；偷懒
  to avoid doing sth you should do, especially because you are too lazy
  1. Discipline in the company was strict and no one shirked.
     公司有严格的纪律，没有人偷懒。
  2. A determined burglar will not shirk from breaking a window to gain entry.
     一个决计要下手的窃贼会不惜破窗而入。
  3. She never shirked her responsibilities.
     她从不逃避自己的职责。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 逃避，规避(责任、义务);偷懒
  If someone does notshirktheir responsibility or duty, they do what they have a responsibility to do.
  1. We in the Congress can't shirk our responsibility...
     我们作为国会议员不能逃避责任。
  2. The Government will not shirk from considering the need for further action.
     政府不会回避考虑采取进一步行动的需要。

英英释义

verb

• avoid dealing with
  1. She shirks her duties
• avoid (one's assigned duties)
  1. The derelict soldier shirked his duties
  Synonym:fiddleshrink fromgoldbrick

双语例句

• It imposed an obligation for arms control that we had no right to shirk.
  它使军备控制成为我们不能推卸的义务。
• But this should not be used by developed countries as an excuse to lighten or shirk their responsibilities towards the developing countries.
  但这个不应该成为发达国家的借口，以此来减轻或者逃避自己对于发展中国家的责任。
• Not to shirk responsibility.
  不推卸责任。
• Adults like to shirk responsibility, prefer to blame for their own children and so on.
  成人喜欢推卸责任，喜欢把责任归于孩子自身等等。
• The Government will not shirk from considering the need for further action.
  政府不会回避考虑采取进一步行动的需要。
• First and foremost, some people shirk their duty of financially supporting their old and helpless parents due to their own interests.
  首先，有些人由于自己的利益逃避赡养他们年迈无助父母的责任。
• But the school is always looking for an excuse to shirk responsibility.
  但是学校也总是找借口推卸责任。
• It can refuse to act as lender of last resort, but it cannot shirk its responsibility to fund the banking system.
  它可以拒绝充当最后贷款人，但它无法逃避为银行体系融资的职责。
• Don't shirk your responsibilities, don't pass the buck, don't hurt anyone ( there's a chance you may).
  不要逃避你的责任，不要推卸责任，不要伤害任何人（你也许会有这样的机会）。
• As a place to give students knowledge and to teach them how to be a good person, the university should not shirk its duties to students even if they are legally responsible for themselves.
  即使学生能够在法律上为自己负责，作为一个能给予学生知识和教育学生成长为一个好人的场所学校不应当逃避自已的职责。