N-COUNT 胆小鬼;懦夫;胆怯者 If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations. 胆小鬼;懦夫;胆怯者 [disapproval]
She accused her husband of being a coward.
她指责丈夫胆小懦弱。
SYN wimp [informal], chicken [slang], scaredy-cat [informal], sneak
Quotations
Cowards die many times before their deathsWilliam ShakespeareJulius Caesar
coward: one who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legsAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary
May coward shame distain his name, The wretch that dares not die!Robert BurnsMcPherson's Farewell
All men would be cowards if they durstJohn WilmotA Satire against Mankind
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; NAmEˈkaʊərd [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。▸cowardiceˈkaʊədɪs
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。OPPcourage ⇨ 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OPPbrave ⇨ 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 alsocissy) [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!