英语词组fight shy of something是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

fight shy of somethingfight shy of (something/doing something)

to try to avoid something.

He fought shy of entering his poems in the competition, although everyone said he should.Ellen fights shy of parties - she hates crowds.

fight shy of (someone or something)

To try to avoid confronting or encountering someone or something. I'm naturally a peacemaker, so I always fight shy of tension.

fight shy of

Avoid meeting or confronting someone, as in "I have ... had to fight shy of invitations that would exhaust time and spirits" (Washington Irving, Life and Letters, 1821). This usage may allude to a military reluctance to meet or engage with the enemy. [Late 1700s]

fight shy of

be unwilling to undertake or become involved with.

1992 Farmers Guardian Welsh companies often fight shy of dealing with the big multiples.

fight ˈshy of something/of doing something

avoid something or doing something; not want to do something: I tend to fight shy of getting involved in protests, but in this case I feel very strongly that we should complain.

fight shy of

To avoid meeting or confronting.

词组	fight shy of something
释义	Idiom fight shy of somethingfight shy of (something/doing something) to try to avoid something. He fought shy of entering his poems in the competition, although everyone said he should.Ellen fights shy of parties - she hates crowds. (redirected from fight shy of something) fight shy of (someone or something) To try to avoid confronting or encountering someone or something. I'm naturally a peacemaker, so I always fight shy of tension. fight shy of Avoid meeting or confronting someone, as in "I have ... had to fight shy of invitations that would exhaust time and spirits" (Washington Irving, Life and Letters, 1821). This usage may allude to a military reluctance to meet or engage with the enemy. [Late 1700s] fight shy of be unwilling to undertake or become involved with. 1992 Farmers Guardian Welsh companies often fight shy of dealing with the big multiples. fight ˈshy of something/of doing something avoid something or doing something; not want to do something: I tend to fight shy of getting involved in protests, but in this case I feel very strongly that we should complain. fight shy of To avoid meeting or confronting.
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