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cower (intransitive)
The dog cowered when it heard thunder.
狗听到雷声时畏缩了。
畏缩；退缩；蜷缩
cowering — present participle of cower
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畏缩；退缩；蜷缩
to bend low and move back because you are frightened; to show fear or submission by shrinking back
The dog cowered when it heard thunder.
狗听到雷声时畏缩了。
因恐惧而蜷缩或退缩
To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
使畏缩；吓唬屈服
To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.
胆小；因恐惧躲避或不敢面对
To be a coward; to hide away or refuse to face opposition due to fear.
cower
Base
原形
cowers
3rd person
第三人称单数
cowering
-ing
现在分词
cowered
Past
过去式
cowered
Past participle
过去分词
He cowers in fear.
他害怕地畏缩。
She cowered under the table.
她蜷缩在桌子下。
The dog is cowering in the corner.
那只狗正蜷缩在角落里。
They have cowered every time.
他们每次都退缩了。
The cat cowered under the bed when the guests arrived.
客人到来时，猫蜷缩在床底下。
We found the lost dog cowering in the bushes.
我们发现那只走失的狗蜷缩在灌木丛里。
The little girl cowers every time she hears fireworks.
每次听到烟花声，小女孩都会畏缩。
The dog cowered when it heard thunder.
狗听到雷声时畏缩了。
表示因恐惧而避开某人或某物。
She cowered before the angry teacher.
她在愤怒的老师面前畏缩了。
表示因恐惧而蜷缩在某处。
They cowered under the table during the earthquake.
地震时他们畏缩在桌子下面。
Not this
The child cowered the loud noise.
Use this
The child cowered at the loud noise.
cower 是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语，需要介词（如 at 或 from）表示恐惧的原因。
Not this
She cowered her mouth when she coughed.
Use this
She covered her mouth when she coughed.
cower 意为‘畏缩’，而 cover 意为‘遮盖’，两者发音相近但含义不同；此处应用 cover.
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因恐惧而蜷缩
The puppy cowered in fear when the firecracker went off.
鞭炮响起时，小狗因恐惧而蜷缩起来。
在某人的威势面前畏缩
She refused to cower before the intimidating manager.
她拒绝在咄咄逼人的经理面前畏缩。
蜷缩在桌子底下
The children cowered under the table during the loud storm.
暴风雨大作时孩子们蜷缩在桌子底下。
蜷缩在角落里
He cowered in a corner, afraid to face the angry crowd.
他蜷缩在角落里，不敢面对愤怒的人群。
因恐惧而畏缩
The puppy cowered in fear during the thunderstorm.
雷雨交加时，小狗吓得蜷缩成一团。
在某人面前畏缩
He cowered before the angry manager.
他在愤怒的经理面前畏缩了。
蜷缩在角落里
The child cowered in the corner until the argument stopped.
孩子蜷缩在角落里，直到争吵结束。
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cower 像 cow + er：想象一头受惊的牛(cow)低头蜷缩、后退，人恐惧时也会 cower（畏缩退缩）。
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学作品、新闻报道、故事叙述 cower 通常指因恐惧而蜷缩或退缩，语体比较灵活，多用于书面或较正式的叙述中。日常口语里也可用来形容害怕退缩，但更常见的说法是 shrink back 或 be scared。整体语气偏正式，需结合具体语境判断。
这些词与 cower（/ˈkaʊə/）押韵，末尾都含 /aʊə/（美式常读 /aʊɚ/）。注意 lower 虽然拼写相近，但通常读 /ˈləʊə(r)/ 或 /ˈloʊər/，与 cower 不押韵；cow /kaʊ/ 缺少末尾的 /ə/，也不押韵。
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