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cower

音標['kau?] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vi. 畏縮, 退縮, 抖縮

詞型變化:

動詞過去式:cowered 過去分詞:cowered 現在分詞:cowering 第三人稱單數:cowers 

英文解釋:

動詞 cower:

  1. crouch or curl up
    同義詞:huddle
  2. show submission or fear
    同義詞:fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, grovel

例句:

  1. The fear of intellectuals to be seen as advocates of reason is the final treason of the clerks. To be cowardly under fire is understandable, but to cower when there is a world to be taught(and to learn from) is contemptible.
    害怕知識分子被看作理智的倡導者,這是知識分子對知識和道德價值的最終貶低。在炮火襲擊下畏縮尚可理解,而面對一個需要教導(也可從中學習)的世界卻當懦夫則是卑鄙的。
  2. He cowered away/back as she raised her hand to hit him.
    她揚手打他,他立即退縮開[向後退縮]。
  3. The dog cowered (down) under the table.
    那隻狗嚇得蜷伏在桌子底下。

詳細解釋:


cow.er

v.intr.(不及物動詞)
cow.ered,cow.er.ing,cow.ers
To cringe in fear.
畏縮

來源:
Middle English couren
中古英文 couren
[of Scandinavian origin]
[源於斯堪的納維亞語]

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