A "coward" is a person who lacks bravery and avoids difficult or dangerous situations. The term is used disapprovingly and can also be used as an adjective ("cowardly") to describe someone who is not brave.
A "coward" is a person who lacks bravery and avoids difficult or dangerous situations. The term is used disapprovingly and can also be used as an adjective ("cowardly") to describe someone who is not brave.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
[disapproval]
She accused her husband of being a coward.
她指责丈夫胆小懦弱。
Oxford
cow·ard/ˈkaʊəd; NAmEˈkaʊərd/noun( 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◆You coward! What are you afraid of?你这胆小鬼!你怕什么呢?◆I'm a real coward when it comes to going to the dentist.我一去看牙医就胆战心惊。▶cow·ard·ly/ˈkaʊədli; NAmEˈkaʊərdli/adjective◆a cowardly attack on a defenceless man欺负一个没有自卫能力的人的不光彩行为cowardcowardscow·ard/ˈkaʊəd; NAmEˈkaʊərd/cow·ard·ly/ˈkaʊədli; NAmEˈkaʊərdli/
LDC
cowardcow‧ard /ˈkaʊəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable]
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someone who is not at all brave: Try it. Don’t be such a coward.—cowardly adjective: a cowardly attack on a defenceless man
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coward
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cowards[3795]
懦夫(94%),胆小的(6%)
n.懦夫,懦弱的人
adj.胆小的,懦怯的
n.(Coward)人名;(英)科沃德
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