resile

动词 v.
/ɹɪˈzaɪl/    /ɹəˈzaɪl/|/ɹiˈzaɪl/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
    — I once described this rather vulgarly as a Euro-wanking make-work project and I do not resile from that.
  2. To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.

词形变化

resiles present,singular,third-person resiling participle,present resiled participle,past resiled past

词汇关系

词源

From Middle French resiler (compare French résilier), from Latin resiliō (“spring back”), from re- (“back”) + saliō (“to jump”).
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