wimp

英 [wɪmp]

美 [wɪmp]

n. 懦夫; 窝囊废

复数：wimps　第三人称单数：wimps　现在分词：wimping　

Collins.1 / BNC.20288 / COCA.16346

短语用例

wimp out (of sth)

畏缩而不敢做；怯而不做
to not do sth that you intended to do because you are too frightened or not confident enough to do it

牛津词典

noun

懦夫；窝囊废
a person who is not strong, brave or confident

verb

柯林斯词典

软蛋;窝囊废
If you call someone awimp, you disapprove of them because they lack confidence or determination, or because they are often afraid of things.

英英释义

noun

a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Synonym:chickencrybaby

双语例句

I was a wimp.
我是个窝囊废。
She said that the widely accepted stereotype is that any boy close to his mom will be a sissy, a wimp, forever dependent and never a man who can have a healthy relationship.
她说，人们广泛地持有某种成见，就是任何与母亲太亲密的男孩都是娘娘腔和软骨头，永远都会依赖他人，也永远不会拥有健康的感情关系。
You've got to learn to stand up for yourself and stop being such a Candy-Ass wimp.
你得学会维护你自己，别再作胆小鬼了。
They elected a warrior and they got a wimp.
人民以为选了个勇士结果却是个懦夫。
The male who does not abide by the rules, cannot take the heat, lacks a backbone, and is a wimp.
他若不遵守以上规则的话，就被认为不能承担责任，缺乏主见且是一个懦夫。
But being a little bit of a wimp is what compromise is all about.
不过要妥协就意味着要有点懦弱。
But he looks like such a wimp: I'm afraid he doesn't have the guts to handle a real crisis when it comes up.
可是，他看起来像个软骨头。我担心，在真正发生危机的时候，他可能不会有足够的勇气来处理问题。
You can think I'm a wimp if you want.
您尽可以把我想象成一个循规蹈矩的人。
Caricatured as a foreign policy wimp in the2008 election campaign, Barack Obama is now a warrior president.
在2008年竞选中被漫画讽刺味对外政策懦夫的奥巴马，如今已成为一名战士总统。
Stop being such ( a baby/ wimp/ crybaby).
别（象个小孩子似的/这么没用/那么易哭）。