单词 | cowardly |
释义 | cowardly (kaʊəʳdli ) 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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