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coward noun coward ♦︎ wimp ♦︎ sissy ♦︎ nervous wreck ♦︎ chicken ♦︎ wussThese are all words for a person who is not brave, strong or confident. 这些词均表示胆小鬼、懦夫、胆怯者。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆You're such a / Don't be a coward / wimp / sissy / chicken / wuss!◆You coward / wimp / sissy / chicken / wuss!■ coward / /ˈkaʊəd; NAmE ˈkaʊərd/ [countable] (disapproving) 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 胆小鬼；懦夫；胆怯者◆I'm a real coward when it comes to going to the dentist.讲到看牙医，我实在是怕得很。▸ cowardice /ˈkaʊədɪs/ / noun [uncountable] ◆The lieutenant had displayed cowardice in the face of the enemy.那个中尉在面对敌人时表现怯懦。OPP courage ⇨ courage ▸ cowardly adjective ◆a weak, cowardly man一个软弱怯懦的男人◆your cowardly refusal to tell the truth你胆怯地拒绝说出真相 OPP brave ⇨ brave ■ wimp [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person who is not strong, brave or confident 懦夫；窝囊废◆He won't go on his own－he's a complete wimp!他不会自己去，他是个十足的窝囊废！■ sissy (BrE also cissy) [countable] (informal, disapproving) a boy that other men or boys laugh at because they think he is weak or frightened, or only interested in the sort of things girls like 柔弱（或怯懦）的男孩；缺乏男子气概的男孩；娘娘腔◆The other boys kept calling him a sissy.其他男孩总是说他娘娘腔。■ ˌnervous ˈwreck [countable] (informal) a person who is worried or is suffering from stress 神经脆弱者；神经过敏者◆The interview reduced him to a nervous wreck.那次面试弄得他神经紧张。■ chicken [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person who is not brave enough to do sth 胆小鬼；懦夫◆He called me a chicken because I wouldn't swim in the river.他叫我胆小鬼，因为我不愿意到河里游泳。▸ chicken adjective [not before noun] ◆They were too chicken to follow us.他们胆子太小了，不敢跟着我们。■ wuss / /wʊs/ / [countable] (spoken, disapproving) a person who is not brave or strong 懦夫；脓包◆Don't be such a wuss! She won't hurt you!别这么软弱！她不会伤害你！ |