craven

['kreivən]

adj.懦弱的, 畏缩的
n.懦夫

词形变化

副词: cravenly | 名词: cravenness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.怯懦的, 畏缩胆小的

cowardly  dastardly  base  recreant  niddering  caitiff  pusillanimous  timorous  timid  afraid  frightened  faint-hearted  lily-livered  white-livered  chicken-hearted  chicken-livered  yellow  yellow bellied  fearful  chicken  wimpy  gutless  spineless

n.懦夫

poltroon  coward  dastard  recreant  base fellow  yellowbelly  mouse  invertebrate  

反义参见:

brave  

英英释义

名词 craven:

an abject coward

同义词：poltroon, recreant

形容词 craven:

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful- Spenser

同义词：recreant

补充

cravencraven英:[ˈkreivən] 美:[ˈkrevən]adj.1.懦弱的; 胆小的

例句

1. They condemned the deal as a craven surrender.他们谴责这个交易是怯懦的投降。 2. his craven obedience to his employers他对雇主的唯唯诺诺 3. a craven abdication of his moral duty.对道德责任的胆怯抛弃。 4. a craven decision小心翼翼的决定 5. craven compromises儒弱的妥协 6. He cravenly fled from the scene.他怯懦地逃离了事发现场。