退缩，畏缩，避开：指因害怕、不自信或不愿意参与某事而退避或回避。
...skip over... shy away避开，回避... shy off避开，回避... sick of厌倦了，厌烦了...
... 避开, 挡住 ward off 避开, 回避 shy away; shy off 避开, 绕开 steer clear of ...
Thus with traditional buddhist pietism we can embrace the religious side of faith and devotion but shy off from the hard-headed world-view and the task of critical inquiry;
这样一来，在传统的崇拜式佛教里，我们包容了信仰的宗教性与崇敬那一面，却回避了脚踏实地的世界观与批评探索的任务；
She was a shy and retiring person off-stage.
台下她是个害羞、沉默寡言的人。
When I started off trying to get over being shy, I decided to do little steps at a time, including practicing smiling and saying hi to people.
当我开始试着克服害羞的时候，我决定一次迈出一小步，包括练习微笑以及和别人打招呼。
Shy off the pitch and keen to avoid the glitz that often follows footballers, the 26-year-old has played down his lofty status, insisting he has "much work ahead".
People aren't shy about kicking off their shoes and tucking into display beds for a nap.
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And she was not shy of firing off letters to Philip II.