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cowardly

/kou-erd-lee/US // ˈkaʊ ərd li //UK // (ˈkaʊədlɪ) //

胆小怕事,怯懦的,胆小的,懦弱的

Related Words

dastardly卑鄙无耻,卑鄙的,卑鄙小人,卑鄙无耻的afraid害怕,恐惧,惧怕,担心anxious焦急的,焦虑的,焦虑不安,焦虑apprehensive忐忑不安,忐忑不安的,忧虑,忧心忡忡backward向后,向后的,向后退,向后移动base基础,基地,基层,底层caitiff凯提夫,凯蒂夫,凯蒂芙craven螃蟹,蹩脚,蹩脚的,渴望diffident心虚的人,心浮气躁,心虚,心浮气燥fainthearted昏头昏脑,昏头昏脑的,昏昏沉沉,昏昏欲睡frightened惊恐的,惊慌失措,惊恐,惶恐不安gutless胆小怕事,胆小如鼠,无胆,胆小的jittery烦躁不安,躁动不安,焦躁不安,烦躁不安的lily-livered百合花,百合花开nervous紧张,忐忑不安,紧张的,紧张不安paper tiger纸老虎,造纸老虎,纸虎,老虎pusillanimous怯懦的人,胆小怕事,苍白无力的,胆小如鼠recreant叛逆的人,叛逆者,重生者,叛逆retiring撤退,退休,撤退时,撤退的时候scared害怕的,恐惧的,惊恐的,担心的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
    • : characteristic of or befitting a coward; despicably mean, covert, or unprincipled: a cowardly attack on a weak, defenseless man.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : like a coward.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.fearful
Synonyms
dastardly卑鄙无耻,卑鄙的,卑鄙小人,卑鄙无耻的afraid害怕,恐惧,惧怕,担心anxious焦急的,焦虑的,焦虑不安,焦虑apprehensive忐忑不安,忐忑不安的,忧虑,忧心忡忡backward向后,向后的,向后退,向后移动base基础,基地,基层,底层caitiff凯提夫,凯蒂夫,凯蒂芙chicken-hearted胆小如鼠,胆小的人,胆小如鼠的人,胆小怕事cowering畏畏缩缩,畏缩不前,畏畏缩缩的,趑趄不前cowhearted牛心,牛心的,牛心肠,牛心的人craven螃蟹,蹩脚,蹩脚的,渴望diffident心虚的人,心浮气躁,心虚,心浮气燥dismayed沮丧的,沮丧,惊愕,沮丧地fainthearted昏头昏脑,昏头昏脑的,昏昏沉沉,昏昏欲睡frightened惊恐的,惊慌失措,惊恐,惶恐不安gutless胆小怕事,胆小如鼠,无胆,胆小的having the willies恐惧症,惊恐不安,畏缩,惊恐jittery烦躁不安,躁动不安,焦躁不安,烦躁不安的lacking courage没有勇气,缺少勇气,缺乏勇气,无胆lily-livered百合花,百合花开nervous紧张,忐忑不安,紧张的,紧张不安no guts没有胆量,没胆量,没有胆识,没有勇气panicky惶恐不安,惊慌失措,恐慌,慌乱的paper tiger纸老虎,造纸老虎,纸虎,老虎pigeonhearted鸽子心,鸽子的心,鸽子心态,鸽子心肠pusillanimous怯懦的人,胆小怕事,苍白无力的,胆小如鼠recreant叛逆的人,叛逆者,重生者,叛逆retiring撤退,退休,撤退时,撤退的时候running scared奔跑的恐惧,惊慌失措的奔跑,惊慌失措地奔跑,惊慌失措地奔跑着scared害怕的,恐惧的,惊恐的,担心的shrinking缩减,缩水,萎缩,收缩shy羞涩,羞涩的,害羞,害羞的soft软,软的,软性,软体spineless无刺,无刺的,无骨气,没有刺timid怯懦,懦弱,怯懦的,胆怯timorous怯懦的,胆小的,怯懦,胆怯weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱weak-kneed膝软,腿软,膝盖软的,腿软的人worthless一文不值,一文不值的,一钱不值,无用的yellow黄色,黄,黄色的,黄的yellow-bellied黄腹的,黄腹皮,黄腹,黄腹黑

Examples

  • McCarthy’s counterpart in the Senate has been only slightly less cowardly.

  • Even without a conviction the trial is a warning to anyone occupying high office in the future acts of high crimes and misdemeanors will not be glossed over because some are too cowardly to act.

  • Kayleigh McEnany’s cowardly exitPolitico’s revolt over Ben Shapiro guest-hosting Playbook went too far

  • A question I’ve been asking is whether these Republicans in Congress really believe what they’re saying, or whether they’re too cowardly or self-interested to do what’s right because they fear the political consequences.

  • In Ghost of Tsushima, these tactics are considered cowardly, spineless, and dishonorable.

  • “It was cowardly, the way Chris and Guy went about this,” Ioffe said.

  • For them, the cowardly cynicism of the status quo will do just fine.

  • According to the historian John Saunders, he was a “weak, vain, incompetent and cowardly” leader.

  • Trying to put the onus onto someone else for your own decisions is really cowardly and kind of dishonest.

  • Nothing could be more cowardly than to gun down three unarmed innocents, including a 14-year-old boy.

  • If it were not for the cowardly fear of being thought timid, there would be more care used in such matters.

  • But when he saw there were but two of them he mentally cursed the four escorts who had so cowardly left him to his fate.

  • Isn't this free-booting spirit, now, better than leading a cowardly life of musty regularity?

  • None would have believed that the cowardly monster Fear was for ever feasting upon his heart.

  • But, there is a beardless youth, follow'd by a cowardly serving man, who presses hard to see you.

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