recoil

反動

銃を撃ったときに生じる、後ろへ押し返す力。

やさしい英語で： The sudden backward push of a gun when it is fired.

• The gun's recoil hurt my shoulder.
• This rifle has very little recoil.
• She held the weapon firmly to control the recoil.

類義語： kick, kickback

よく使う表現： rifle recoil, heavy recoil, absorb the recoil

後退、跳ね返り

押されたり引き伸ばされたり、驚いたりして急に後ろへ動くこと。

やさしい英語で： A sudden movement backward, often after being pushed, stretched, or frightened.

• The spring's recoil shook the frame.
• Her sudden recoil showed how frightened she was.
• The elastic recoil of lung tissue helps push air out.

類義語： rebound, withdrawal

よく使う表現： elastic recoil, sudden recoil, recoil of something

ひるむ、後ずさる

恐怖や驚き、嫌悪から急に後ろへ下がる。

やさしい英語で： To move back suddenly because something frightens, shocks, or disgusts you.

• She recoiled when he touched her.
• I recoiled from the terrible smell.
• The children recoiled in horror as the spider moved.

使い方： recoil from someone/something (She recoiled from the dead mouse.); recoil in horror/disgust (He recoiled in horror at the photograph.)

類義語： shrink back, flinch, draw back

よく使う表現： recoil from something, recoil in horror, recoil in disgust

反動で後退する

銃が発砲の反動で急に後ろへ動く。

やさしい英語で： If a gun does this, it moves backward suddenly when fired.

• The gun recoiled sharply.
• The rifle recoils each time you fire it.
• Her pistol recoiled and she lowered it carefully.

類義語： kick back

よく使う表現： rifle recoil sharply, gun recoil violently, recoil when fired