Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense shirks, present participle shirking, past tense, past participle shirked
VERB [usu with neg]逃避,规避(责任、义务);偷懒 If someone does not shirk their responsibility or duty, they do what they have a responsibility to do. 逃避,规避(责任、义务);偷懒 [Also VERB]
We in the Congress can't shirk our responsibility. [VERB noun]
我们作为国会议员不能逃避责任。
The Government will not shirk from considering the need for further action. [VERB + from]