| 单词 | craven |
| 释义 | craven (once / 1366 pages) adjn A craven man is no Superman or Spiderman, nor is he a firefighter or a soldier. A craven man is the opposite of those guys: he has not an ounce of courage. In "The Wizard of Oz," the Cowardly Lion could have been called the Cravenly Lion, but that didn't sound quite right. Use craven as you would cowardly. A craven leader is scared to lead, while a craven gymnast stays on the mat and avoids the balance beam. You can also use the word to describe other things, besides humans. Craven policies, for example, are probably weak and do not take bold measures. WORD FAMILYcraven: cravenly, cravenness, cravens USAGE EXAMPLESBefore his latest injury, Cravens missed time because of a concussion. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Gruden said it was “not looking good” for Cravens to play Sunday. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) “These public funds, which pay their bills on the backs of taxpayers and public servants, should be ashamed of their craven greed,” Chiang said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1adj lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful the craven fellow turned and ran a craven proposal to raise the white flag Syn recreant cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted 2n an abject coward Syn|Hyper poltroon, recreant coward a person who shows fear or timidity |
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