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单词
craven
释义
craven
cra‧ven
/
ˈkreɪv
ə
n
/
adjective
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
craven
Origin:
1100-1200
Perhaps from
Old French
crevant
, present participle of
crever
‘to burst, break’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
And most are simply too
craven
to steal.
At times like this the back row inclined to
craven
panic.
For a
craven
moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady.
It was more than Wexford's life was worth to admit his
craven
fear of the lift.
That was why he had voiced this
craven
option; soas to witness it vanishing.
formal
completely lacking courage
SYN
cowardly
:
He had a craven fear of flying.
—
cravenly
adverb
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