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

• This man murdered my father like a coward.
  这个人，卑劣地谋杀了我的父亲。
• I am a man, a coward will not attack a man.
  我是一个男人，懦夫是不会袭击一个男人的。
• How's this for a coward?
  这招怎么样，你这懦夫？
• You wronged him by calling him a coward.
  你说他是胆小鬼，这是冤枉了他。
• 'You're a coward,' Mark said very plainly and soberly
  马克非常直率而严肃地说：“你是个懦夫。”
• You see, I was a coward, yes a real coward.
  你看，我当时是个懦夫，真的，的确是个懦夫。
• 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。
• She was a rotten coward
  她是一个讨厌的胆小鬼。
• I was a coward running away, again.
  我是个懦夫，我又逃跑了。
• And he's not a coward.
  他不像你是个懦夫。