coward 音标拼音: [k'ɑʊɚd]
n . 懦弱的人,胆小的人
懦弱的人,胆小的人
coward n 1 :
a person who shows fear or timidity 2 :
English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (
1899 -
1973 ) [
synonym : {
Coward }, {
Noel Coward }, {
Sir Noel Pierce Coward }]
Coward \
Cow "
ard \ (
kou "?
rd ),
a . [
OF .
couard ,
coard ,
coart ,
n .
and adj .,
F .
couard ,
fr .
OF .
coe ,
coue ,
tail ,
F .
queue (
fr .
L .
coda ,
a form of cauda tail ) -
ard ;
orig .,
short -
tailed ,
as an epithet of the hare ,
or perh .,
turning tail ,
like a scared dog .
Cf . {
Cue }, {
Queue }, {
Caudal }.]
1 . (
Her .)
Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs ; --
said of a lion .
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2 .
Destitute of courage ;
timid ;
cowardly .
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Fie ,
coward woman ,
and soft -
hearted wretch . --
Shak .
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3 .
Belonging to a coward ;
proceeding from ,
or expressive of ,
base fear or timidity .
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He raised the house with loud and coward cries .
--
Shak .
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Invading fears repel my coward joy . --
Proir .
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Coward \
Cow "
ard \,
n .
A person who lacks courage ;
a timid or pusillanimous person ;
a poltroon .
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A fool is nauseous ,
but a coward worse . --
Dryden .
Syn :
Craven ;
poltroon ;
dastard .
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Coward \
Cow "
ard \,
v .
t .
To make timorous ;
to frighten . [
Obs .]
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That which cowardeth a man '
s heart . --
Foxe .
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33 Moby Thesaurus words for "
coward ":
Milquetoast ,
Scaramouch ,
baby ,
big baby ,
caitiff ,
chicken ,
chicken liver ,
craven ,
dastard ,
fraid -
cat ,
fraidy -
cat ,
funk ,
funker ,
gutless ,
invertebrate ,
jellyfish ,
lily liver ,
lily -
livered ,
milksop ,
mouse ,
poltroon ,
poltroonish ,
pusillanimous ,
quitter ,
recreant ,
scaredy -
cat ,
sissy ,
spunkless ,
unmanly ,
weak sister ,
weakling ,
white feather ,
white liver
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