Word · Frequency #13236
craven
怯懦的;胆小的
核心释义
lacking courage; cowardly
- 1.
不愿战斗;连最基本的勇气都没有;极其怯懦。
Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
不愿战斗;连最基本的勇气都没有;极其怯懦。;怯懦的;畏缩的;胆小的
用法In use
He was too craven to admit his mistake.
用法提示:此为形容词‘craven’,在句中作表语,表示‘胆怯的、畏缩的’。
The craven mayor left the city during the disaster.
用法提示:此为形容词‘craven’,在句中作定语修饰mayor,表示‘怯懦的’。
It would be craven to ignore the evidence.
用法提示:此为形容词‘craven’,在句中作表语,表示‘胆怯的、怯懦的’。
a craven [noun]
craven 作形容词时通常放在名词前,含贬义,表示‘怯懦的、畏缩的’行为或人。
The lie was a craven attempt to save his reputation.
这个谎言是为了挽救他名声而做出的怯懦之举。
be too craven to do sth
be too craven to do sth 意思是‘胆小到不敢做某事’,后接动词原形。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- craven coward
- 胆小的懦夫
- He dismissed the attacker as a craven coward.他斥责那个袭击者是个胆小的懦夫。
- craven fear
- 怯懦的恐惧
- Her decision was driven by craven fear rather than sound judgment.她的决定是出于怯懦的恐惧,而非明智的判断。
- craven surrender
- 怯懦的投降
- The ceasefire was criticized as a craven surrender to the rebels.这项停火协议被批评为对叛军的怯懦投降。
- craven act
- 怯懦的行为
- Bullying someone smaller is a craven act.欺负比自己弱小的人是怯懦的行为。
- craven retreat
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:craven 开头像 crave(渴望),懦夫最渴望的是安全,而非勇气。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、literary narrative craven 作形容词意为“怯懦的”,作名词意为“懦夫”。两种用法都比较书面、正式,多出现在文学、历史或修辞性文本中;在随意口语中通常较少使用,且带有贬义。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 craven 真正押韵的词是 raven、haven、shaven,词尾都读 /-eɪvən/。注意 heaven 拼写相似但读 /ˈhɛvən/,不押韵;crave 少了末尾的 /n/;cavern 的首个元音和重音也不同。
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