音标:['kauәdli] ;
a. 怯懦的, 懦弱的;胆小的
a. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

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cowardly的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. His cowardly behavior was laughed at by his colleagues.他的懦弱的行为遭到了同事们的嘲笑。
  2. The cowardly officer was disgraced for failing to do his duty.这卑怯的官员因不尽职而被解职。
  3. She accused the government of a cowardly surrender to big-business interests.她指责政府畏首畏尾屈从于大企业的利益。

词汇搭配

  • coward懦夫

经典引文

  • The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle.

    出自:Henry V,Shakespeare
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