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cowardly ['kaʊədli]

a. 懦弱的,卑怯的,胆小的

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。
Lacking courage; cowardly.
胆怯的缺乏勇气的；怯懦的

cowardly

[ adj ]
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
<adj.all>
cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then

Cowardly \Cow"ard*ly\, adv.
In the manner of a coward. --Spenser.

Cowardly \Cow"ard*ly\, a.
1. Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful;
pusillanimous; spiritless.

The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle.
--Shak.

2. Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences;
befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly
malignity. --Macaulay.

The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look
danger in the face. --Burke.

Syn: Timid; fearful; timorous; dastardly; pusillanimous;
recreant; craven; faint-hearted; chicken-hearted;
white-livered.

It is merely proof that Republicans can be just as cowardly as Democrats when a vote on principle comes up.
"Johnston has resorted to cowardly, personal attacks because he doesn't have the guts to stand up and debate me face to face," he said last week.
But after six years of battle, and 40,000 Nicaraguans dead, the Sandinistas and the Contras concluded that war had become a cowardly and costly escape from the problems of peace.
They say it's a cowardly way, but we said in order to get in there and get accepted, we'll cut the BBC out,' said the News Corporation chairman. 'I was well aware that the freedom fighters of the world would abuse me for it.
The government radio, the Voice of Nicaragua, called the attack "cowardly and treacherous," noting that the government has called a unilateral cease-fire in an effort to end the war.
The cowardly nature of their attacks is such that every military establishment is under threat." He said private security firms were assigned to areas considered low risks for attacks.
"There are too many cowardly lions walking the halls of Congress," he said.
"A cowardly act against any one of our citizens is a cowardly act against every one of our citizens," City Commissioner Bob Koch said at a news conference. "But let us not react out of hatred.
"A cowardly act against any one of our citizens is a cowardly act against every one of our citizens," City Commissioner Bob Koch said at a news conference. "But let us not react out of hatred.
"A group of army personnel were the object of a cowardly attack by delinquent subversives," the Joint Military Command said.
Von Raab told ABC News that Bush, along with Bennett, is committed toward stemming the flow of illegal drugs into the country but blasted the State Department for having a "cowardly streak" about drugs.
"It was a cowardly thing to do," said Michael Morand, a 1987 Yale graduate who helped build the shanties as a member of the Coalition Against Apartheid and now works in the university chaplain's office.
U.S. Ambassador Arthur Davis condemned the attack and called the nullification, announced late in the day, as a "cowardly act" of contempt for the choice made by the Panamanian people.
"These cowardly and unscrupulous deeds are characteristic of the desperate attempts being waged by the ANC to practice terrorism," Vlok said.
On Wednesday, Quayle condemmed the killings as "cowardly murders" and said the slayings will "only serve to strengthen" U.S. support for President Corazon Aquino.
A devaluation would no doubt be seen as disgraceful and even cowardly; but it would work.
"They wanted to intimidate the population with cowardly attacks," Roets said in his summary earlier this week in Pretoria Regional Court.
Where the cringing, cowardly father fails, the daring, dastardly son almost succeeds.

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