be a coward
He is a coward and never defends his friends.
他是个懦夫,从不为朋友辩护。
懦夫;胆小鬼
cowards — plural of coward
缺乏勇气的人;懦夫。;表现出恐惧或胆怯的人;英国剧作家、演员和作曲家,以其机智和成熟的喜剧著称(1899-1973);懦弱的人;胆小的人
缺乏勇气的人;懦夫。
A person who lacks courage.
表现出恐惧或胆怯的人
a person who shows fear or timidity
英国剧作家、演员和作曲家,以其机智和成熟的喜剧著称(1899-1973)
English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
He was called a coward for refusing to join the fight.
他因为拒绝参战而被人称为懦夫。
用法提示:coward 是名词,指因害怕而逃避的人,在句中作主语补足语。
Only a coward would spread rumors behind her back.
只有懦夫才会在背后散布谣言。
用法提示:coward 是名词,作主语,表示胆小可鄙的人。
She later admitted she had been a coward and apologized.
她后来承认自己当时是个懦夫,并道了歉。
用法提示:coward 是名词,作表语,描述某人的胆小性格。
He is a coward and never defends his friends.
他是个懦夫,从不为朋友辩护。
"call sb a coward" 中的 "sb" 可以是宾语,也可以是双宾语结构。
They called him a coward for backing out of the race.
他们叫他胆小鬼,因为他退出了比赛。
此结构强调因胆小而不去做某事。
She was too much of a coward to complain about the unfair treatment.
她太懦弱了,不敢抱怨不公平的待遇。
"be no coward" 是否定强调,表示一点也不胆小。
Despite his fears, he is no coward when it comes to helping others.
尽管他有恐惧,但在帮助别人方面他绝不是懦夫。
非正式,常用于口语和玩笑;语气比 coward 轻,侧重因害怕而逃避。
儿童或戏谑用语,语气温和、贬义较弱,多用于熟人或孩子之间。
非正式、略老派,贬义较强,强调缺乏骨气;正式文体中不宜使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is such coward.
正确表达He is such a coward.
coward 是可数名词,单数名词前需要限定词,such a 中的不定冠词 a 不能省略,因此要说 such a coward。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't be so coward.
正确表达Don't be so cowardly.
coward 是名词,不能直接作表语形容词;表示“胆小的”要用形容词 cowardly,所以应说 Don't be so cowardly。
名词 coward(懦夫,胆小的人)的反义,指向勇敢无畏的人;两者都指人,但 coward 含贬义,hero 含褒义。
coward 是名词,指“懦夫”这个人;cowardly 是形容词,修饰人、行为或表情,表示“胆小的”。注意不能说 He is a cowardly,而要说 He is cowardly 或 He is a coward。
coward 名词指“胆小的人”;cower 动词表示因恐惧而蜷缩、退缩。拼写相似但词性不同,cower 描述动作。
chicken 在口语中可指“胆小鬼”,语气随便;coward 较正式、书面。若要表达“别当胆小鬼”,口语常说 Don't be such a chicken。
骂某人是懦夫
He called me a coward for not fighting back.
他因为我没有还手而骂我是懦夫。
自认的懦夫
She is a self-confessed coward when it comes to spiders.
她自认一看到蜘蛛就胆小。
懦夫的做法;可耻的逃避办法
Running away was the coward's way out.
逃跑是懦夫的做法。
把某人说成是懦夫
The press branded him a coward for leaving the battlefield.
新闻界把他离开战场的行为说成是懦夫之举。
装怯懦;表现出胆小
In the story, he plays the coward at first but later shows great courage.
故事里他起初表现得很胆小,后来却表现出巨大的勇气。
懦夫的出路;最怯懦的逃避手段
Instead of apologizing, he took the coward's way out and pretended nothing had happened.
他没有道歉,而是采取懦夫的做法,假装什么都没发生。
懦夫在死之前就已经死过很多次;勇士一生只死一次。
In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Caesar says this to his wife to explain that fearing death makes cowards suffer over and over, while the brave die only once.
在莎士比亚的《尤利乌斯·凯撒》中,凯撒对妻子说这句话,解释懦夫因惧怕死亡而反复受苦,而勇敢的人只会死一次。
懦夫无法表现出爱;爱是勇者的特权。
This quotation is attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, who suggests that love requires courage, so only the brave can truly love.
这句话出自圣雄甘地,他认为爱需要勇气,因此只有勇敢的人才能真正去爱。
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