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milquetoast

/milk-tohst/US // ˈmɪlkˌtoʊst //UK // (ˈmɪlkˌtəʊst) //

乏味的人,百事通,乡巴佬,乏味

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated: a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounbaby

Synonyms

babe宝贝,宝贝儿 bairn老鼠,老婆婆,老人,老婆 bambino小宝宝,婴孩,小孩,小孩儿 boy男孩,男孩儿 bundle捆绑式,捆绑,捆绑式的,捆扎 buttercup毛茛,毛毛虫,毛茛属植物 button按钮 cherub小天使,珍宝,珍珠,珍爱生命 chick雏鸡,小鸡,雏鸟,鸡 child孩子,孩子们,孩子的,孩子的问题 crawler爬行器,爬虫,爬行者,爬虫程序 deduction扣减,扣税,扣款,扣减法 dividend红利,分红,股息,股利 dumpling饺子,粽子,餃子,饺饵 kid孩子,儿童,小孩,孩子们 milksop奶妈,奶爸,乳客,奶妈们 mollycoddle莫利科德,茉莉花,茉莉花瓣 newborn新生儿,新生,新生婴儿,新生的 nipper钳子,钳工,镊子,钳形物 nursling育苗,护理人员,护理,孕产妇 papoose纸尿裤,纸团,纸巾,纸牌游戏 preemie早产儿,早产婴儿 suckling哺乳期,吮吸,哺乳,吸吮 tad蝌蚪,颓废,蝌蚪的故事,蝌蝌 toddler幼儿,蹒跚学步的孩子,蹒跚学步,婴幼儿 tot总数,总的来说,总量,总共 weakling弱者,软弱的人,矮子,怯懦 write-off注销,核销,销账,销帐 youngster小伙子,年轻人,小伙子们,少年 angelface天使面孔,天使脸,天使脸蛋,天使的脸 little angel小天使,苍蝇小天使,苍蝇 little darling小宝贝,小可爱,小心肝,小宝贝儿 little doll小娃娃,小玩偶,小洋娃娃,小公仔 little one小家伙,小的,小不点,小伙伴

Antonyms

adult成人,成人的,成人用品,成人的方式

Examples

Getting it right can be the difference between a milquetoast conversion rate and driving huge value for your clients and stakeholders.
The late PBS anchor Jim Lehrer, described recently by Politico columnist Jack Shafer as the “paladin of the milquetoast,” moderated but did nothing more than choose audience members to ask questions.
Either way, he stood out in a country whose media industry is often criticized for its milquetoast manner.
Can music be both milquetoast and hard-hitting at the same time?
Imagine—if EOB had been knocked down—a postwar milquetoast, boxy structure in its place.
Hence, all the agreeing with Obama, all the adopting of milquetoast positions.
In contrast, Santorum's milquetoast “disagreement” looks pathetic and unpresidential.

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