| 单词 | cower |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kauə] |
| 解释 | v.畏缩，蜷缩 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 畏缩，蜷缩 (to crouch or huddle up from fear or cold) 【考】 fear : cower / anger : rant(畏缩是害怕的表现/ 咆哮是愤怒的表现)反义词：brazenly confront(悍然面对); bristle(怒发冲冠) 【例】 The dog cowered when its master beat it. |
| 字源 | cower (v.) c.1300, probably from Middle Low German *kuren "lie in wait" (Modern German kauern), or similar Scandinavian words meaning "to squat" and "to doze" (such as Old Norse kura, Danish, Norwegian kure, Swedish kura). Thus unrelated to coward. Related: Cowered; cowering. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (因寒冷、恐惧)畏缩 【类】fear: cower = anger: rant 畏缩是害怕的 = 咆哮是愤怒的 【反】brazenly confront(悍然面对); bristle(v 发怒) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】cow母牛 + er 人，像母牛一样的人 |
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