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单词 cowardly
释义
cowardly
(kəʳdli )
adjective B2
If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things. [disapproval]
I was too cowardly to complain.
...a cowardly act of violence.
Synonyms: faint-hearted, scared, spineless, gutless [informal]  
Collocations:
cowardly attack
But he added: 'It was a cowardly attack.
The Sun (2012)
What happened here was an unprovoked and cowardly attack,' he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was a cowardly attack.
The Sun (2011)
A more cowardly attack is barely conceivable.
The Sun (2012)
He did not deserve to have it taken from him in a cowardly attack.
The Sun (2013)
Translations:
Chinese: 胆怯的
Japanese: 臆病な
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