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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 胆怯
[dǎnqiè]
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1.
adjective
timid
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 胆怯
[dǎnqiè]
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1.
形
胆小;害怕
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毫不胆怯
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Examples
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他不喜欢自己的工作,可又胆怯,不敢另找一个。
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He does not like his job, but is too timid to try to find another.
→ 胆怯
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胆怯
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timid; cowardly
→ 怯
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望着敌人的枪口,他胆怯了。
→ 胆怯
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胆怯
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timid
→ 怯
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胆怯
→ 胆
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胆怯
→ 怯
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毫不胆怯
→ 胆怯
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dignify cowardice by calling it prudence
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把胆怯美其名曰“谨慎”
→ dignify
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to chicken out of (doing) sth
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因胆怯而放弃(做)某事
→ chicken out
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Collocations
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胆怯害怕
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timid and afraid
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有些胆怯
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a little timid
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生性胆怯
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timid by nature
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