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timorously

/tim-er-uhs/US // ˈtɪm ər əs //UK // (ˈtɪmərəs) //

定时,及时,及时地,定时地

Related Words

apprehensive忐忑不安,忐忑不安的,忧虑,忧心忡忡faint微弱的,淡淡的,晕眩的,晕倒的fainthearted昏头昏脑,昏头昏脑的,昏昏沉沉,昏昏欲睡fearful恐惧的,怵目惊心,恐惧,害怕hesitant犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,趦趄嗫嚅,迟疑不决meek温顺,温顺的,温文尔雅,温柔shrinking缩减,缩水,萎缩,收缩shy羞涩,羞涩的,害羞,害羞的tentative暂时的,暂时性的,暂定,暂时性timid怯懦,懦弱,怯懦的,胆怯tremulous颤抖的,颤颤巍巍,颤抖,颤颤巍巍的shuddering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,瑟瑟发抖,颤抖的unassertive不善言辞的人,不善言辞,不自信,不自信的人

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
    • : subject to fear; timid.
    • : characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as infearfully
Synonyms
nervously紧张地,紧张兮兮地,紧张兮兮,紧张的timidly怯懦地,怯怯地,胆怯地,怯生生地apprehensively忧虑地,忐忑不安地,忐忑地,顾虑重重地diffidently谦虚地,虚心地,谦逊地,谦虚地表示in alarm在报警,在警报中,在警报声中,惊动in fright惊吓,惊恐中,惊魂未定,惊恐万状in terror恐怖中,在恐怖中,惊恐中,恐怖中的shrinkingly萎缩地,缩水的,缩减,缩水shyly羞涩地,害羞地,羞怯地,羞涩的

Examples

  • Forget about the Second Amendment—the gun lobby, abetted by timorous Republicans, is trying to privatize law and order.

  • Alas, the sad truth is that the CIA, despite its Bourne Identity reputation, has become a timorous, risk-averse bureaucracy.

  • The CIA, despite its cowboy image, is in fact in many ways a timorous, risk-averse bureaucracy.

  • After a few days of excessive nervousness the most timorous among the women were heard to complain of the monotony of existence!

  • They find it in their interest to be generous, obliging, and friendly; but to represent them as timorous sycophants is absurd.

  • In such circumstances some timorous husbands go to the country or make a journey to Italy.

  • The Chub is a very timorous fish, utterly worthless as food except during the winter months.

  • He opened the door, gave the timorous orphan a vigorous drive behind, and Mr. Figgins stood in the august presence.

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