Cowardly
['kaʊədlɪ]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; 'cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then'- P.B.Shelley .
校對:斯坦顿--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless.
(a.) Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity.
(adv.) In the manner of a coward.
校對:伦道夫
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Pusillanimous, dastardly, craven, fearful, timorous, timid, diffident, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, white-livered, showing the white Feather.
整理:鲁道夫
同義詞及反義詞：
[See TIMID]
整理:泰丝
例句/造句/用法:
- Think you, Tars Tarkas, that John Carter will fly at the first shriek of a cowardly foe who dare not come out into the open and face a good blade? 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- Often as not they disguise it under heroic phrases and still louder affirmation, just as most of us hide our cowardly submission to monotony under some word like duty, loyalty, conscience. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- I would not buy hope of immunity by so cowardly a desire even if I hated him. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- I have borne long with self-reproach that would have roused any mind less torpid and cowardly than mine. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Mr Headstone,' returned Lizzie, with a burning face, 'it is cowardly in you to speak to me in this way. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- But there are nations so cowardly that they dare not merely conquer their enemies; they must _mak siccar_ and destroy them. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Surely the men were stupid and ridiculous and cowardly. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- I was standing close beside Xodar as Thurid swung his foot for the cowardly kick. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- With a cry of rage I turned to meet the cowardly beasts, but as I advanced they retreated as had their fellow. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- She knew that his very reserve had originated in a tenderness for her, which might be cowardly, but was not unfeeling. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- It seems a cowardly surprise, to surprise me into letting you kiss me. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Born to be hanged, more like, said Maurice viciously, hardly able to conceal his dislike of this heartless, cowardly, beautiful animal before him. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- The cowardly swine. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Tell Mr. Osborne it is a cowardly letter, sir--a cowardly letter--I will not answer it. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- They are strong and hardy, but of a cowardly spirit, and, by consequence, insolent, abject, and cruel. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- She had been cowardly and false, and had shown her cowardliness and falsehood in action that could not be recalled; but she was not ungrateful. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- It is not cowardly to know what is foolish. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- I think it would be almost cowardly and cruel not to have some little attachment for it, after all this. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Then the cowardly and mean nature has no part in true philosophy? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- This cowardly slave of a slave is to serve you well, he said to me, indicating Xodar with a wave of his hand. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- Hope not to save thy cowardly carcass by inventing horrid lies to-- But he got no further. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- Neither is it foolish to know what is cowardly, said Anselmo, unable to resist making the phrase. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Jane has refused to leave the house, cowardly woman! 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- They are cold--they are cowardly--they are stupid on the subject, Shirley! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- He has to pick his way between cowardly evasion on the one hand, and partisanship on the other. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It seems a cowardly experiment, to try an experiment on my weakness for you. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Ah, the cowardly dogs! 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- And the inharmonious is cowardly and boorish? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Fate would not so be pacified; nor would Providence sanction this shrinking sloth and cowardly indolence. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
整理:泰丝