recoil

• 作为动词，它有以下含义：

• 因为恐惧、厌恶或反感而向后退缩或畏缩。例如：He recoiled in horror at the sight of the snake. 他看到蛇就惊恐地往后退。

• 因为受到冲击或弹性而向后弹回或反弹。例如：The ball recoiled off the wall. 球从墙上弹回来。

• 因为开枪或发射导弹而向后倒退或后坐。例如：The rifle recoiled and bruised his shoulder. 步枪后坐力打伤了他的肩膀。

• 对某个想法或原则感到厌恶或反对。例如：She recoiled at the thought of lying to him. 她一想到要对他撒谎就感到厌恶。

• 作为名词，它有以下含义：

• 向后退缩或畏缩的动作。例如：He felt a recoil of fear. 他感到一阵恐惧。

• 开枪或发射导弹时的后坐力。例如：The gun has a sharp recoil. 这把枪的后坐力很大。

recoil这个词的词源是中世纪英语，来源于古法语reculer，意思是“向后移动”，基于拉丁语culus，意思是“臀部”。

记忆recoil这个词的方法有以下几种：

• 把recoil和re+coil联系起来，想象一个弹簧被拉伸后又缩回去的情景。

• 把recoil和re+cold联系起来，想象一个人碰到冰冷的东西后往后缩的情景。

• 把recoil和re+collar联系起来，想象一个人被人拉住衣领后往后退的情景。

使用recoil这个词的不同含义下的例句有以下几种：

• 因为恐惧、厌恶或反感而向后退缩或畏缩：She recoiled from his touch as if he had burned her. 她像被他烫伤了一样从他的触摸中退缩开来。

• 因为受到冲击或弹性而向后弹回或反弹：The arrow recoiled from the target and hit him in the chest. 箭从靶子上弹回来，击中了他的胸口。

• 因为开枪或发射导弹而向后倒退或后坐：He fired the shotgun and felt the recoil in his arms. 他开了一枪，感觉到手臂上的后坐力。

• 对某个想法或原则感到厌恶或反对：He recoiled from the idea of killing another human being. 他对杀死另一个人的想法感到深深的反感。

We recoil from the lies Like a mirror from a mask (向后退缩或畏缩) 

We recoil from the manipulation Like a string from a puppet (向后弹回或反弹) 

We recoil from the brainwashing Like a light from a darkness (向后倒退或后坐) 

We recoil from the control Like a freedom from a chain (厌恶或反对)

To be or not to be, that is the question But who controls the answer in this session? (session: 会议，暗指被操控的人群) 

Do we have free will or are we mere puppets 

That recoil at the strings of our hidden prophets? (recoil: 退缩，暗指被恐吓或威胁的人)

To think or not to think, that is the challenge 

But who decides the limits of our knowledge? (knowledge: 知识，暗指被控制的信息) 

Do we have reason or are we blind followers 

That recoil from the truth of our false leaders? (recoil: 畏惧，暗指害怕或厌恶真相的人)

To act or not to act, that is the choice 

But who determines the outcome of our voice? (voice: 声音，暗指被压制的言论) 

Do we have power or are we helpless victims 

That recoil on ourselves for our own actions? (recoil: 反弹，暗指遭受自身行为的后果的人)

I am the master of my fate 

I am the captain of my soul 

I do not recoil from the pain 

But turn it into art and gold (recoil: 退缩，暗指不逃避痛苦的转化)

I am the lover of my life

I am the admirer of my beauty 

I do not recoil from the mirror 

But gaze at it with joy and vanity (recoil: 畏惧，暗指不害怕或厌恶自己的形象的欣赏)

I am the rebel of my time 

I am the critic of my society 

I do not recoil from the law 

But break it with wit and irony (recoil: 反弹，暗指不被法律所束缚的违反)

But I see the shadow of my sin 

I feel the guilt of my conscience 

I do not recoil from the blame 

But bear it with grace and patience (recoil: 反抗，暗指不否认或辩解自己的罪过的承担)

I hear the voice of my enemy 

I face the threat of my oppressor 

They do not recoil from the harm 

But inflict it with hate and anger (recoil: 厌恶，暗指不对伤害有道德感的施加)

They try to change me 

They try to tame me 

They try to make me recoil 

But I will not conform or obey (recoil: 后退，暗指不放弃或投降自己的个性的坚持)