单词	cowardly
释义	cowardcow‧ard /ˈkaʊəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcoward Origin: 1200-1300 Old French coart, from coe ‘tail’; probably from the idea of an animal with its tail between its legs Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He called me a coward, because I wouldn't fight. Perhaps I should have turned back but I didn't want to be known as a quitter and a coward. She knew she was an awful coward about going to the dentist. They're cowards - they don't have the guts to confront me personally. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Alan was a kind of unflinching coward who lived into an era of absolute cowards. Any coward with a grudge could do this to us anywhere, any time. I may even go so far as to say that I prefer cowards to heroes, given a choice. Many civil servants are moral cowards. The cabdrivers had run away, the cowards. Why would anyone want to go and see a man who was a coward? You're a damned little coward, Hilary, and I don't know why I bother with you! Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot brave► cowardly not brave: · He was too cowardly to say what he meant.· It was a cowardly attack on unarmed civilians.· NATO today condemned the incident, calling it a senseless and cowardly act. ► coward someone who is not brave enough to do something dangerous or unpleasant that they should do: · He called me a coward, because I wouldn't fight.· Perhaps I should have turned back but I didn't want to be known as a quitter and a coward.be a coward about something: · She knew she was an awful coward about going to the dentist. ► spineless someone who is spineless is too weak to say what they really think because they are afraid of what might happen or what other people might say -- use this to show disapproval: · Don't be spineless -- you have to stand up to people like that.· The President has been accused of being spineless in the face of naked aggression. ► wimp informal someone who is afraid to do something you want them to do or think they should do, so that you think they are annoying or do not respect them - often used humorously: · Don't be such a wimp, Simon. Tell her you want to break up.· Because they don't risk money, corporate financiers are considered wimps by traders. someone who is not at all brave:  Try it. Don’t be such a coward.—cowardly adjective:  a cowardly attack on a defenceless man
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