| 词汇 | milquetoast |
| 释义 | milquetoast noun[ C ] mainly USinformaluk /ˈmɪlk.təʊst/ us /ˈmɪlk.toʊst/ a shy, nervous person with a weak character, usually a man: 胆小如鼠的人;意志薄弱的人，懦夫 He changes from a dorky milquetoast to a sexy macho hero. 他从一个愚蠢的胆小鬼变成了一个性感的男子汉英雄。 During boxing's bare-knuckle era, gloves were for milquetoasts. Those who thought otherwise were derided as milquetoasts. I wasn't going to be a milquetoast and let him steamroller me. He didn't maneuver through Washington's corridors of power by being a milquetoast. Shy and modest aw shucks backward bashful bashfully bashfulness humility inadequacy inadequate indoorsiness indoorsy mousy reticently retiring self-conscious self-consciously self-consciousness shyness unassuming wallflower withdrawn milquetoast adjective mainly USinformaluk /ˈmɪlk.təʊst/ us /ˈmɪlk.toʊst/ shy, nervous and with a weak character: She was no milquetoast girl. She loved a good confrontation Walter White is a milquetoast teacher whose love of his subject is shared by none of his students. Josie breaks off her engagement to milquetoast Ken. In this day and age of milquetoast rock stars, it's refreshing to be repulsed by the old-school guys. She browbeats her milquetoast husband and runs down her adult son. Shy and modest aw shucks backward bashful bashfully bashfulness humility inadequacy inadequate indoorsiness indoorsy mousy reticently retiring self-conscious self-consciously self-consciousness shyness unassuming wallflower withdrawn Examples of milquetoastmilquetoast Thus, the term milquetoast entered the language as the label for a timid, shrinking, apologetic person. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A haunted, controlling milquetoast, he's surely one of the most neurotic kids to appear in comics. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although often cast as a meek milquetoast, he was actually quite athletic as well as a military veteran. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite his snobbishness, however, he was also slightly milquetoast and weak willed compared to his strong-willed and snotty wife. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In contrast to his strong-willed daughter, he is something of a milquetoast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was characterized by his milquetoast demeanor, moustache, bow ties, and a penchant for philosophy and culture. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her father is a milquetoast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A milquetoast who is afraid of germs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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