coward

英 [ˈkaʊəd]

美 [ˈkaʊərd]

n.  胆小鬼; 懦夫; 胆怯者

复数：cowards　

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牛津词典

noun

• 胆小鬼；懦夫；胆怯者
  a person who is not brave or who does not have the courage to do things that other people do not think are especially difficult
  1. You coward! What are you afraid of?
     你这胆小鬼！你怕什么呢？
  2. I'm a real coward when it comes to going to the dentist.
     我一去看牙医就胆战心惊。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 胆小鬼;懦夫;胆怯者
  If you call someone acoward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
  1. She accused her husband of being a coward.
     她指责丈夫胆小懦弱。

英英释义

noun

• a person who shows fear or timidity

双语例句

• He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood.
  他是一个懦夫，一个分不清蛮力和大丈夫气概的恃强凌弱者。
• She accused her husband of being a coward.
  她指责丈夫胆小懦弱。
• This man murdered my father like a coward.
  这个人，卑劣地谋杀了我的父亲。
• School has made the boy into a coward.
  学校已把这孩子变成胆小鬼了。
• Hunger and weakness had made a coward of him.
  饥饿和虚弱使他变成了胆小鬼。
• He must not be untruthful, or a coward
  他绝不能是虚伪或胆怯之徒。
• I am a man, a coward will not attack a man.
  我是一个男人，懦夫是不会袭击一个男人的。
• A bully is always a coward.
  暴汉常是懦夫。
• By attacking me, by attacking my wife, he has proved himself to be a gutless coward.
  他攻击我，攻击我的妻子，这正证明他自己是个没出息的胆小鬼。
• How's this for a coward?
  这招怎么样，你这懦夫？