| 单词 | coward |
| 释义 | coward nounverb + coward➤brand sb, call sb, label sb给某人冠以懦夫的恶名；称某人为胆小鬼◆he was branded a coward in some newspapers.一些报纸称他为懦夫。coward nouncoward ♦︎ wimp ♦︎ sissy ♦︎ nervous wreck ♦︎ chicken ♦︎ wussthese are all words for a person who is not brave, strong or confident.这些词均表示胆小鬼、懦夫、胆怯者。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆you're such a / don't be a coward / wimp / sissy / chicken / wuss!◆you coward / wimp / sissy / chicken / wuss!■ coward /kaʊəd; name kaʊərd/ [countable] (disapproving) a person who is not brave or who does not have the courage to do things that other people do not think are especially difficult胆小鬼；懦夫；胆怯者◆i'm a real coward when it comes to going to the dentist.讲到看牙医，我实在是怕得很。▸ cowardice /kaʊədɪs/ noun [uncountable] ◆the lieutenant had displayed cowardice in the face of the enemy.那个中尉在面对敌人时表现怯懦。opp courage → courage ▸ cowardly adjective◆a weak, cowardly man一个软弱怯懦的男人◆your cowardly refusal to tell the truth你胆怯地拒绝说出真相 opp brave → brave ■ wimp [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person who is not strong, brave or confident懦夫；窝囊废◆he won't go on his own－he's a complete wimp!他不会自己去，他是个十足的窝囊废！■ sissy (bre also cissy) [countable] (informal, disapproving) a boy that other men or boys laugh at because they think he is weak or frightened, or only interested in the sort of things girls like柔弱（或怯懦）的男孩；缺乏男子气概的男孩；娘娘腔◆the other boys kept calling him a sissy.其他男孩总是说他娘娘腔。■ nervous wreck --> [countable] (informal) a person who is worried or is suffering from stress神经脆弱者；神经过敏者◆the interview reduced him to a nervous wreck.那次面试弄得他神经紧张。■ chicken [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person who is not brave enough to do sth胆小鬼；懦夫◆he called me a chicken because i wouldn't swim in the river.他叫我胆小鬼，因为我不愿意到河里游泳。▸ chicken adjective [not before noun] ◆they were too chicken to follow us.他们胆子太小了，不敢跟着我们。■ wuss /wʊs/ [countable] (spoken, disapproving) a person who is not brave or strong懦夫；脓包◆don't be such a wuss! she won't hurt you!别这么软弱！她不会伤害你！ coward /kaʊəd; name kaʊərd/ [countable] (disapproving) a person who is not brave or who does not have the courage to do things that other people do not think are especially difficult胆小鬼；懦夫；胆怯者◆i'm a real coward when it comes to going to the dentist.讲到看牙医，我实在是怕得很。▸ cowardice /kaʊədɪs/ noun [uncountable] ◆the lieutenant had displayed cowardice in the face of the enemy.那个中尉在面对敌人时表现怯懦。opp courage → courage ▸ cowardly adjective◆a weak, cowardly man一个软弱怯懦的男人◆your cowardly refusal to tell the truth你胆怯地拒绝说出真相 opp brave → brave coward/ˈkaʊəd ||; ˈkaυɚd/noun [c] a person who has no courage and is afraid in dangerous or unpleasant situations 懦夫；胆小鬼: ◇i hate going to the dentist's because i'm a terrible coward. 我害怕去找牙医，因为我实在很胆小。 ➔cowardly adj cowardsee ⇨ brave/not brave 6 cow·ard /`kaəd; ˈkaʊəd/n [c]someone who is not brave enough to do something that they ought to do 胆小鬼; 懦夫:◇they kept calling me a coward because i didn't want to fight. 因为我不想打架，他们一直叫我胆小鬼。 ☞ coward |
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