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
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[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
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◆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
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[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!