cowardly

英 [ˈkaʊədli]

美 [ˈkaʊərdli]

adj.  胆小的; 懦弱的

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BNC.18925 / COCA.15436

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 胆小的;懦弱的
  If you describe someone ascowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
  1. I was too cowardly to complain.
     我太胆小，不敢抱怨。
  2. ...a cowardly act of violence.
     懦弱的暴力行为

双语例句

• That's a cowardly excuse!
  那是懦夫的借口！
• His cowardly behavior was laughed at by his colleagues.
  他的懦弱的行为遭到了同事们的嘲笑。
• A person afraid to overcome the difficulties is a cowardly one.
  译：一个不敢克服困难的人是个懦夫。
• A timid, cowardly, or ineffective person.
  胆小、怯懦或办事没有效率、不起作用的人。
• A man of honour would not behave in so cowardly way.
  一个高尚的人行为不会这么懦弱。
• Prepare to die, you cowardly traitor!
  准备死吧，你这怯懦的叛徒！
• A cowardly or timid person.
  胆小鬼胆小或怯懦的人小王的胆怯是有名的。
• He described the detention without trial of political opponents as a cowardly act.
  他称未经审判就将政敌关押起来是懦夫之举。
• I was too cowardly to complain.
  我太胆小，不敢抱怨。
• There's something cowardly and ignoble about such an attitude.
  这种态度有点怯懦可鄙。