| 1. | The economy slid from recession to depression .
经济由退缩进入萧条。 |
| 2. | The enemy drew back into a few fortified points ..
敌人退缩到几个据点里。 |
| 3. | He got cold feet at the last minute .
他事到临头却退缩了。 |
| 4. | Some of them shrank back in fear .
有的人害怕，退缩了。 |
| 5. | She seemed to be holding back .
他看上去好象在退缩。 |
| 6. | He caught hold of her hands, but she shrank back .
他捉住她的两只手，但是，她往后退缩着。 |
| 7. | I do not shrink from this responsibility-i welcome it .
在这一重任面前，我决不退缩，我欢迎它。 |
| 8. | It was too late now to retreat , he must make good his word .
当时退缩已迟，他只好照他自己的话做了。 |
| 9. | That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge .
这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 |
| 10. | After each desperate effort it shrank with a yell of pain .
每作出一次拼死的努力，它就凄厉的嚎叫着退缩一下。 |
