| 词汇 | fainthearted |
| 释义 | fainthearted adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˌfeɪntˈhɑː.tɪd/ us /ˌfeɪntˈhɑːr.t̬ɪd/ Someone who is fainthearted is not confident or brave and dislikes taking unnecessary risks: 胆怯的;怯懦的 He deals with subjects more fainthearted filmmakers would stay away from.他涉及的主题是稍微胆怯一点的导演都不敢碰的。 Synonyms chickenchild's word cowardlydisapproving cravenformaldisapproving lily-liveredliterary pusillanimousformal timid timorousliterary weak-kneedinformaldisapproving yellow(NOT BRAVE)informal Cowardly be afraid of your own shadowidiom bottle bottle out chicken chicken out cravenness gutless lily-livered pantywaist pusillanimity spinelessness timid timidity timidly timorous unheroic weak-kneed wimp wimp out wimpy fainthearted noun[ plural ] uk /ˌfeɪntˈhɑː.tɪd/ us /ˌfeɪntˈhɑːr.t̬ɪd/ the fainthearted people who are not brave: 胆小的人 The drive along the winding coast road is not for the fainthearted.胆小的人不适合在蜿蜒曲折的沿海道路上开车。 Heroes and cowards adventurer baby chicken coward craven fallen idol fighter folk hero frit have-a-go hero hero knight errant marshmallow pantywaist piker scaredy-cat superhero superheroine wimp Examples of faintheartedfainthearted The timid and the fainthearted, and the people that expect quick results, are doomed to disappointment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In my view, this was not an ambitious summit; it was fainthearted. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English If we are going to harmonise, let us harmonise and not be fainthearted about it, within the technological possibilities which may be available to us. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He is certainly not fainthearted in any way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are fainthearted at times, but they can be encouraged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are fainthearted, looking over their shoulder for electoral advantage or whatever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is she aware that her attitude towards unemployment is both complacent and fainthearted? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fainthearted attempts are being made to mitigate this scandal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The public will not be misled by any fainthearted proposals that it should be left to landlords to make their own choices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, in a sense, the industry is a sitting duck for the fainthearted, for the politically expedient and for the vested interest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The public are not always fainthearted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Milk-and-water sanctions are just a waste of time and are likely to result in hard words, such as "pusillanimity", being addressed to those who are fainthearted in imposing them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel that they would have thought it pretty fainthearted to boggle at this sort of sum of £3 per head per year, or at writing off £18,000 million in 36 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such fainthearted defeatism should not be applied to the protection of children, who need and deserve all the protection that we, as legislators, can give them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are the custodians of liberty in this country, and we should not be fainthearted or lacking in the courage to get up and say so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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