flinch
/flɪntʃ; flɪntʃ/ v
1 [I] move or draw back suddenly, from shock, fear or pain （因吃惊、 害怕或疼痛）畏缩或退缩
He listened to the jeers of the crowd without flinching. 他毫不畏惧地听著群众的嘲笑.
2 [Ipr] ~ from sth/from doing sth avoid thinking about or doing sth unpleasant 不想或不做某种不愉快的事
We shall never flinch from (the task of) telling the people the whole truth. 我们要把全部真相告诉人民, 决不推卸这种责任.