| 词汇 | namby-pamby |
| 释义 | namby-pamby adjective informaldisapprovinguk /ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi/ us /ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi/ weak, silly, or emotional: 软弱的；愚蠢的 She thinks we're a bunch of namby-pamby liberals.她很可能认为我们是一帮软弱的自由主义者。 Opposite gutsyinformal Synonyms gutlessinformal spinelessdisapproving wishy-washyinformaldisapproving Weakness and vulnerability Achilles heel asthenia at a low ebbidiom atonic atony fragile fragility frail glass jaw helpless shakiness shaky sitting duck sitting target soft target weakling weakly weakness weedy wetly You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Stupid and silly Examples of namby-pambynamby-pamby Many reduplications are of this sort - dilly-dally, harum-scarum, humdrum, mumbo-jumbo, namby-pamby. That is the view of our magistrates, and no one can say that we have very namby-pamby magistrates there—we do not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the namby-pamby people who get up this legislation for this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we were to adopt what is proposed or started to take a namby-pamby attitude about it, we should need our heads examined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But now we have a namby-pamby fear of committing ourselves to anything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The magistrates are rather namby-pamby about applying a fine of £50, if that is the maximum, and apply only a fine of £10 or £20. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This new development is regarded by many people as being somewhat namby-pamby towards the prisoners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, they are too namby-pamby for words. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be that these nations are unduly namby-pamby and squeamish in their attitude to environmental issues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Compared with earlier days we are like a namby-pamby church tea party. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He seemed to have a namby-pamby and softly, softly approach to the necessary law and order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be wrong to think that the opponents of corporal punishment are people of a soft, namby-pamby disposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In all these matters their policies are feeble and namby-pamby. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This namby-pamby scheme under which a few houses are thrown at us is worth less than nothing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us make no mistake about it; let us not be namby-pamby about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of namby-pamby 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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