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lily-livered

/lil-ee-liv-erd/US // ˈlɪl iˈlɪv ərd //

百合花,百合花开

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : weak or lacking in courage; cowardly; pusillanimous.

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Examples

  • Lily Allen explained away the poor sales and ho-hum critical reception to Sheezus by…basically blaming other people.

  • One person who tuned into my story was Matt Creed, the director of Lily.

  • Tiger Lily and her tribe, however, were outfitted in semi-realistic outfits (read: nearly naked).

  • But only recently did this dispute spread to the lily-white slopes of a Montana ski resort.

  • At least for now, Modern Family is taking the less-is-more approach, and resisting turning it into The Lily Show.

  • Meanwhile Fleurette had her nourishing food, and grew more like the ghost of a lily every day.

  • The land that was desolate and impassable shall be glad, and the wilderness shall rejoice, and shall flourish like the lily.

  • She was fair as a lily, with bright golden hair, and bore no resemblance to this dark-eyed, black-browed wench.

  • Lily Pendleton was known to have once essayed an erotic novel, and had read a few chapters to some of her closer friends.

  • The ponds were half covered with the white water-lily, and some other aquatic plants of the country.