shirk
英[ʃɜːk]
美
- vt. 逃避
- vi. 推卸；逃避
- n. (Shirk)人名；(英)舍克
词态变化
第三人称单数: shirks;过去式: shirked;过去分词: shirked;现在分词: shirking;名词: shirker;助记提示
1. 见到 shark 就 shirk => 见到鲨鱼就逃避。
2. shark => shirk 通过 shark 来记 shirk ，记忆口诀如上。中文词源
shirk 逃避，偷懒可能来自 shark,鲨鱼，骗子，引申词义逃避，偷懒。
英文词源
- shirk (v.)
- 1630s, "to practice fraud or trickery," also a noun (1630s, now obsolete) "a needy, disreputable parasite" [OED], perhaps from German schurke "scoundrel, rogue, knave, villain" (see shark (n.)). Sense of "evade one's work or duty" first recorded 1785, originally in slang. Related: Shirked; shirking.
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is dishonorable to shirk military service.
- 逃避兵役是可耻的.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. I didn't shirk my duties. I visited the sick and I preached the gospel.
- 我没有逃避职责，我探望病人，也宣讲福音。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. We in the Congress can't shirk our responsibility.
- 我们作为国会议员不能逃避责任。
来自辞典例句
- 5. He decided to shirk his duty.
- 他决心要逃避责任.
来自辞典例句