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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

cravenness

/krey-vuhn/US // ˈkreɪ vən //UK // (ˈkreɪvən) //

懦弱性,胆怯,胆量,疯狂

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mean-spirited卑鄙的,刻薄,恶毒的,恶毒chicken鸡肉,鸡类,鸡只,鸡yellow黄色,黄,黄色的,黄的poltroon电气瓶dastard卑鄙小人,混蛋,卑鄙无耻之徒,傻子quitter辞职者,退出者,辍学者,戒烟者coward懦夫,胆小鬼,孬种,怯懦者wimp窝囊废,懦夫,懦弱,怂恿nebbish卑鄙小人,卑鄙的人,卑微的人,卑鄙的家伙recreant叛逆的人,叛逆者,重生者,叛逆caitiff凯提夫,凯蒂夫,凯蒂芙weakling弱者,软弱的人,矮子,怯懦wuss胆小鬼,胆怯,胆小如鼠,胆小怕事cowardly胆小怕事,怯懦的,胆小的,懦弱的dastardly卑鄙无耻,卑鄙的,卑鄙小人,卑鄙无耻的fearful恐惧的,怵目惊心,恐惧,害怕gutless胆小怕事,胆小如鼠,无胆,胆小的lily-livered百合花,百合花开pusillanimous怯懦的人,胆小怕事,苍白无力的,胆小如鼠scared害怕的,恐惧的,惊恐的,担心的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a coward.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make cowardly.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouncowardice
Synonyms
cowardliness胆小怕事,怯懦,懦弱,怯懦性dastardliness坚韧不拔的精神,坚韧不拔,坚毅,坚守fearfulness恐惧感,恐惧,恐惧心理,惧怕pusillanimity怜悯之心,怜悯心,悲观主义,怜悯之情pusillanimousness胆小怕事,胆小如鼠,悲观主义,胆小怕事的人spinelessness无刺,无刺性,无刺的,无骨timidity胆怯,怯懦,胆小怕事,胆小unmanliness不礼貌,不守规矩,不守妇道,不懂规矩chickenheartedness鸡心,鸡心主义,鸡心肠,鸡心眼faint-heartedness

Examples

  • She had a fine spirit; it did not know defeat or cravenness.

  • They stood ready to obey his slightest wish––not with cravenness, but with quick reversion to the faith of their ancestors.

  • It is very frequently set down as pusillanimity and cravenness of spirit.

  • The boy was the bear-hunter in miniature, strong and hearty, and a stranger to all cravenness.

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