N-COUNT 膽小鬼;懦夫;膽怯者 If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations. 膽小鬼;懦夫;膽怯者 [disapproval]
She accused her husband of being a coward.
她指責丈夫膽小懦弱。
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