| 单词 | cowardice |
| 释义 | cowardice (kaʊəʳdɪs ) uncountable noun Cowardice is cowardly behaviour. He openly accused his opponents of cowardice. Synonyms: faint-heartedness, weakness, softness, fearfulness Quotations: To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardiceAnalects `I cannot do this. This is too much for me. I shall ruin myself if I take this risk. I cannot take the leap, it's impossible. All of me will be gone if I do this, and I cling to myself' Collocations: act of cowardice It was an act of cowardice and of hate. The Sun Socialist civilization should not begin with an act of cowardice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, no one wants to be associated with acts of cowardice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It will never be known what acts of cowardice have been committed for fear of not looking sufficiently progressive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One urges a 'wait and see' stance, a recipe for moral cowardice and political naivety. Times, Sunday Times The empty boastfulness and rubbishy motivational jargon have become the format's standard accessories, as have the back-biting, treachery and all-round moral cowardice. Times, Sunday Times To take to it with a chisel would be an act of intellectual laziness and moral cowardice. Times, Sunday Times In the modern world, compassion easily slides into sentimentality and moral cowardice. Times, Sunday Times That doesn't mean we sacrifice our convictions or surrender to moral cowardice. Christianity Today Prime Ministers need many qualities, political cowardice is not one. The Sun (2007) It is a public health disaster, born out of outright political cowardice. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They are the legacy of years of neglect and political cowardice. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Translations: Chinese: 胆小 Japanese: 憶病 |
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