coward

英 [ˈkaʊəd]

美 [ˈkaʊərd]

n.  胆小鬼; 懦夫; 胆怯者

复数：cowards　

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牛津词典

noun

• 胆小鬼；懦夫；胆怯者
  a person who is not brave or who does not have the courage to do things that other people do not think are especially difficult
  1. You coward! What are you afraid of?
     你这胆小鬼！你怕什么呢？
  2. I'm a real coward when it comes to going to the dentist.
     我一去看牙医就胆战心惊。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 胆小鬼;懦夫;胆怯者
  If you call someone acoward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
  1. She accused her husband of being a coward.
     她指责丈夫胆小懦弱。

英英释义

noun

• a person who shows fear or timidity

双语例句

• She was a rotten coward
  她是一个讨厌的胆小鬼。
• This man murdered my father like a coward.
  这个人，卑劣地谋杀了我的父亲。
• You wronged him by calling him a coward.
  你说他是胆小鬼，这是冤枉了他。
• She accused her husband of being a coward.
  她指责丈夫胆小懦弱。
• But, at the same time, I admit that I was born a coward.
  但是同时我不得不承认我是一个天生的懦夫。
• She shot to stardom on Broadway in a Noel Coward play.
  她因在百老汇出演了一部诺埃尔·科沃德的戏一炮而红。
• I was, to my shame, a coward.
  我很惭愧，我是个懦夫。
• Noticing that there was likely to be trouble, the coward sneaked away.
  那个胆小鬼看到有可能发生骚乱时就溜开了。
• He must not be untruthful, or a coward
  他绝不能是虚伪或胆怯之徒。
• How's this for a coward?
  这招怎么样，你这懦夫？