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cowardly
  • Derivatives : n  cowardliness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

cowardly ['kauədlɪ]
  1. 1. adjective [+act] 怯懦
  2. 2. adjective [+person] 胆小

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

cowardly ['kaυɚ'dlɪ] ['kauədlɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 怯懦的,胆怯的,胆小的,懦夫
  2. 2. adverb 怯懦地,胆怯地,胆小地

Collins English-English Dictionary

cowardly ['kaυədlɪ]
  1. 1. adj of or characteristic of a coward; lacking courage

Examples

Cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then.
那么你们是不会帮助我了,真是胆小鬼。
大家骂他不公平,欺软怕硬。
Everybody lashed out at his unfairness, calling him a cowardly bully.
胆怯
timid; cowardly
色厉内荏
fierce of mien but faint of heart; threatening in manner but cowardly at heart
他最爱讲些诡诞的故事,来吓唬胆小的女孩儿。
He is fond of telling exaggerated, and unusual stories to scare cowardly girls.

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