📖 Определения и значения для слова recoil
📒 to move your body quickly away from somebody/something because you find them or it frightening or unpleasant
- recoil (from somebody/something) She recoiled from his touch.
- recoil at something He recoiled in horror at the sight of the corpse.
- As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled.
📒 to react to an idea or a situation with strong dislike or fear
- recoil from (doing) something She recoiled from the idea of betraying her own brother.
- recoil at something Tell him the truth? I recoiled at the thought.
📒 to move suddenly backwards when it is fired