shirk

英 [ʃɜːk] 美
  • vt. 逃避
  • vi. 推卸;逃避
  • n. (Shirk)人名;(英)舍克

TEM8GRE扩展词汇

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