英语词汇“cowardly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cowardly

/ˈkaʊədli

adjective

1Lacking courage: he was a weak, cowardly man...

There is more foolishness, more cowardly hearts, less courage, lack of appreciation and gratitude and less politeness.
A strange country where the military lost their power but none of the cowardly politicians had the courage to tell them.
The more cowardly completely lost courage, but the more able and subtle did not think it necessary to give up.

Synonyms

faint-hearted, lily-livered, chicken-hearted, pigeon-hearted, spiritless, spineless, craven;

timid, timorous, fearful, trembling, quaking, shrinking, cowering, afraid of one's own shadow, pusillanimous, weak, feeble, soft

informal yellow, chicken, weak-kneed, gutless, yellow-bellied, wimpish, wimpy, sissy, sissified

British informal wet

North American informal candy-assed

North American vulgar slang chickenshit

archaic poltroon, recreant, poor-spirited

1.1(Of an action) carried out against a person who is unable to retaliate: a cowardly attack on a helpless victim...

This man has carried out a cowardly attack on an elderly woman who he knew would not be able to defend herself.
We are also certain that the police will apprehend the criminal who carried out this cowardly deed.
This appears to be a premeditated and cowardly racially motivated attack.

adverb archaic

In a way which shows a lack of courage.

Derivatives

cowardliness

noun ...

You could not be blamed for the craven cowardliness of your opponent, could you?
They have decided to risk losing through cowardliness, rather than to risk winning through valor.
The shameful cowardliness of the man's commentating is simply unacceptable.

单词	cowardly
释义	cowardly /ˈkaʊədli / adjective 1Lacking courage: he was a weak, cowardly man... There is more foolishness, more cowardly hearts, less courage, lack of appreciation and gratitude and less politeness. A strange country where the military lost their power but none of the cowardly politicians had the courage to tell them. The more cowardly completely lost courage, but the more able and subtle did not think it necessary to give up. Synonyms faint-hearted, lily-livered, chicken-hearted, pigeon-hearted, spiritless, spineless, craven; timid, timorous, fearful, trembling, quaking, shrinking, cowering, afraid of one's own shadow, pusillanimous, weak, feeble, soft informal yellow, chicken, weak-kneed, gutless, yellow-bellied, wimpish, wimpy, sissy, sissified British informal wet North American informal candy-assed North American vulgar slang chickenshit archaic poltroon, recreant, poor-spirited 1.1(Of an action) carried out against a person who is unable to retaliate: a cowardly attack on a helpless victim... This man has carried out a cowardly attack on an elderly woman who he knew would not be able to defend herself. We are also certain that the police will apprehend the criminal who carried out this cowardly deed. This appears to be a premeditated and cowardly racially motivated attack. adverb archaic In a way which shows a lack of courage. Derivatives cowardliness noun ... You could not be blamed for the craven cowardliness of your opponent, could you? They have decided to risk losing through cowardliness, rather than to risk winning through valor. The shameful cowardliness of the man's commentating is simply unacceptable.
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