cowardly

['kauədli]

adj.懦弱的, 卑怯的, 胆小的
adv.懦弱地,卑怯地,胆小地

a.

胆小的, 懦怯的; 卑劣的

Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.

寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。

ad.

胆小地, 懦怯地; 卑怯地

词形变化

名词: cowardliness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.怯懦的

craven  dastardly  base  recreant  pusillanimous  timorous  timid  afraid  frightened  unmanly  faint-hearted  lily-livered  white-livered  spineless  fearful  babyish  chicken  wimpy  mousy  gutless  shrinking  

同义参见:

base  chicken-hearted  yellow  

反义:

a.卑怯的

brave  heroic  gallant  courageous  bold  

反义参见:

gallant  

英英释义

形容词 cowardly:

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted- P.B.Shelley

同义词：fearful

补充

cowardlycowardly英:[ˈkauədli] 美:[ˈkaʊədli]adj.1.胆小的; 怯懦的; (似)胆小的

例句

1. I was too cowardly to complain.我太胆怯了, 不敢抱怨。 2. a cowardly attack on a helpless victim.对无助受害者的卑鄙攻击。 3. He insisted on avoiding a cowardly retreat.他决不肯懦弱而退。 4. She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group.她做了个胆小的决定，要跟着这群人一起走。 5. a cowardly thief胆小的盗贼 6. a cowardly attack from behind进行背后袭击的懦夫行为