Word · Frequency #20288
wimp
懦弱的人；无能的人
a weak and indecisive person who lacks confidence
- 1.
a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
缺乏自信、优柔寡断的人
- 2.
a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
一种假设的大质量亚原子粒子,通过引力与普通物质弱相互作用；被假设为宇宙暗物质的组成部分
缺乏自信、优柔寡断的人；一种假设的大质量亚原子粒子,通过引力与普通物质弱相互作用；被假设为宇宙暗物质的组成部分
In use
He's such a wimp that he never disagrees with anyone.
Stop being a wimp and make your own decision.
She called me a wimp when I wouldn't ask for a raise.
be a wimp
Don't be such a wimp—just ask her out.
别这么懦弱——邀她出去吧。
call somebody a wimp
They called him a wimp for not joining the game.
他们因为他不参加比赛而叫他懦夫。
what a wimp
wimp 为可数名词，常用于口语，带贬义，指懦弱或无能的人。
What a wimp! He won't even try.
真是个懦夫！他连试都不试。
Connections
Collocations
- a total wimp
- 十足的窝囊废
- Don't be such a total wimp; just ask her out.别这么窝囊，直接约她出去吧。
- a spineless wimp
- 懦弱无能的窝囊废
- The coach said we played like a bunch of spineless wimps.教练说我们表现得像一群懦弱无能的窝囊废。
- call someone a wimp
- 骂某人是窝囊废
- They called him a wimp because he wouldn't fight.他们因为他不敢打架而骂他是窝囊废。
- act like a wimp
- 表现得像个懦夫
- Stop acting like a wimp and say what you think.别表现得像个懦夫，有什么想法就说出来。
- a bit of a wimp
- 有点窝囊
- I felt a bit of a wimp wearing a helmet when nobody else was.别人都没戴头盔，我戴着，感觉自己有点窝囊。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
wimp 的尾音像泄气的“噗”，懦弱之人遇事就像泄了气。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、朋友间调侃、贬义语境 wimp 比较口语化，多用于非正式场合，常带有贬义，正式写作中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这六个词的词尾都是 /ɪmp/，与 wimp 押韵。注意拼写相近但不押韵的词，如 wimple /ˈwɪmpəl/ 和 wimpy /ˈwɪmpi/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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