shirk

vt. 逃避

vi. 推卸；逃避

n. (Shirk)人名；(英)舍克

中文词源

shirk 逃避，偷懒

可能来自 shark,鲨鱼，骗子，引申词义逃避，偷懒。

shirk (v.): 1630s, "to practice fraud or trickery," also a noun (1630s, now obsolete) "a needy, disreputable parasite" [OED], perhaps from German schurke "scoundrel, rogue, knave, villain" (see shark (n.)). Sense of "evade one's work or duty" first recorded 1785, originally in slang. Related: Shirked; shirking.

1. 见到 shark 就 shirk => 见到鲨鱼就逃避。2. shark => shirk 通过 shark 来记 shirk ，记忆口诀如上。

1. The Government will not shirk from considering the need for further action.: 政府不会回避考虑采取进一步行动的需要。

3. I didn't shirk my duties. I visited the sick and I preached the gospel.: 我没有逃避职责，我探望病人，也宣讲福音。