shirk
英 [ʃɜːk]
美
- vt. 逃避
- vi. 推卸；逃避
- n. (Shirk)人名；(英)舍克
助記提示
1. 見到 shark 就 shirk => 見到鯊魚就逃避。
2. shark => shirk 通過 shark 來記 shirk ，記憶口訣如上。
中文詞源
shirk 逃避，偷懶可能來自 shark,鯊魚，騙子，引申詞義逃避，偷懶。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The Government will not shirk from considering the need for further action.
- 政府不會回避考慮采取進一步行動的需要。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is dishonorable to shirk military service.
- 逃避兵役是可恥的.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. I didn't shirk my duties. I visited the sick and I preached the gospel.
- 我沒有逃避職責，我探望病人，也宣講福音。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We in the Congress can't shirk our responsibility.
- 我們作為國會議員不能逃避責任。
來自辭典例句
- 5. He decided to shirk his duty.
- 他決心要逃避責任.
來自辭典例句