cower

英 ['kaʊə(r)] 美 ['kaʊər]

• v. 畏缩；退缩；抖缩

英英释义

Verb:

1. crouch or curl up;

   "They huddled outside in the rain"
   

2. show submission or fear

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The dog cowered (down) under the table.
   那只狗吓得蜷伏在桌子底下。
2. In face of difficulties, we should not cower but meet them bravely.
   面临困难时我们不应该退缩，而应该勇敢地面对。
3. He cowered away/back as she raised her hand to hit him.
   她扬手打他,他立即退缩开[向后退缩]。

经典引文

• The dog cowers at the sight of the whip.

  出自： F. Bowen

• He crouched cowering against the wall.

  出自： J. Steinbeck

近反义词

【近义词】

• cringe 畏缩
• shrink 收缩
• tremble 战悚
• recoil 退却
• crouch 蹲下
• squat 蹲下
• creep 蹑手蹑脚地走...
• wince 畏缩
• flinch 畏缩
• crawl 爬行
• funk 恐惧
• grovel 趴
• fawn 未满周岁的小鹿...
• huddle 杂乱一团