coward

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英 [ˈkaʊəd]word uk audio image

美 [ˈkaʊərd] word us audio image

  • n.
    胆小鬼,懦夫
  • adj.
    怯懦的,胆小的

单词词源

coward 胆小鬼

来自拉丁词cauda, 尾巴,词源同coda, queue. 原指动物夹着尾巴逃走,后指人胆小。

同义词

反义词

n.

brave

双语例句

1. Then your will look like a sneaky coward as well .
这样你就会看上去像卑鄙的胆小鬼。
2. Faith is the coward 's substitute for courage .
信仰是懦夫的勇气的替代品。
3. It would have taken a coward to kill him while he was alone with his wife .
在他和妻子单独在一起时杀死他的人可能是个胆小鬼。
4. I suggest you tell her that you 're a coward and philanderer , and that she could do a lot better .
我建议你告诉她,你是个胆小鬼,是个爱调情的男人,还要告诉她,她可以做得更好。
5. Every school has a kid like this , who picks on smaller kids but is a coward at heart .
每个学校都有这样的孩子,专拣小孩子欺负,可是自己内心却是个胆小鬼。

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