shy away from

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But it has not shied away from using force – through coups in Latin America or war in Vietnam and Iraq – in an effort to impose its vision on the world.
但为了将其愿景强加给世界，美国并不回避使用武力——拉美政变或越南和伊朗战争就清楚地表明了这一点。
In print I have never shied away from the realities of eating meat, argued that we need to escape the notion of it as something portioned and tight-packaged under cellophane.
在我的文章中，我从来不回避吃肉的事实，我认为我们需要摆脱肉是某种动物身体的一部分并且被紧包在玻璃纸里的概念。
Swayze had said that he opted not to use painkillers while making The Beast because they would have taken the edge off his performance, but he never shied away from the fact time might be running out.
斯韦兹说过在制作《野兽》期间他选择不使用止痛药，因为止痛药将会降低他的表演水平，但是他从来没有回避他可能时日不多。

But President Kaczynski, a member of the far right Peace and Justice Party, has long shied away from deeper involvement with the European Union.
"We have not shied away from raising the difficult problems that exist and stand in the way of the people of Africa realizing their potential.
Komorowski too has shied away from confrontational politics in his campaign.

In his seven years as the head man, Liddy has never shied away from difficult decisions.
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If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.