| 单词 | cowardly |
| 释义 | cowardly (once / 790 pages) adj Someone who is acting cowardly is showing no courage. A politician who is afraid to tell the truth about his shadowy past can be described as cowardly. Use the adjective cowardly to talk about a person whose knees knock together with fear, especially when he or she is afraid of doing the right thing. A famous example of a cowardly character is the Cowardly Lion from "The Wizard of Oz," who pretended to be ferocious but was actually lacking bravery. WORD FAMILYcowardly: cowardliness+/coward: cowardly, cowards/cower: coward, cowered, cowering, cowers USAGE EXAMPLESThe French foreign minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, called the attack “cowardly and heinous” and said that three French nationals were among the injured. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The real disappointment is the lack of any sympathy for my fellow Turkish citizens who continue to be victims of cowardly acts by terrorists. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Rep. Don Young called the decision “a cowardly move by a lame-duck president.” Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) adj lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted " cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley Syn|Ant fearful afraid filled with fear or apprehension timidshowing fear and lack of confidence caitiffdespicably mean and cowardly chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-belliedeasily frightened craven, recreantlacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful dastard, dastardlydespicably cowardly faint, faint-hearted, fainthearted, timidlacking conviction or boldness or courage funkyin a state of cowardly fright poltrooncharacterized by complete cowardliness poor-spirited, pusillanimous, unmanlylacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful ignoblecompletely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose brave, courageous possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching adventuresome, adventurouswilling to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises fearless, unafraidoblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them boldfearless and daring desperate, heroicshowing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort gallantunflinching in battle or action game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunkywilling to face danger lionheartedextraordinarily courageous stalwart, stoutheartedused especially of persons undauntedresolutely courageous valiant, valoroushaving or showing valor resolutefirm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination |
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