| 词汇 | timorous |
| 释义 | timorous adjective literaryuk /ˈtɪm.ər.əs/ us /ˈtɪm.ɚ.əs/ nervous and without much confidence羞怯的;胆小的，胆怯的 Synonyms fearful timid Cowardly be afraid of your own shadowidiom bottle bottle out chicken chicken out cravenness fainthearted gutless lily-livered pantywaist spinelessly spinelessness timid timidity timidly unheroic weak-kneed wimp wimp out wimpy Related wordstimorously timorousness Examples of timoroustimorous Now, the female secretary is a timorous creature well past the fifties and not likely to challenge the figures of tons, cwts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every new invention arouses these fears among the timorous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very difficult for anyone to talk about it, because the leaders of the different parties are so timorous on the subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not pursue a timorous safety-first policy, but should accept the difficulties of risks when we come up against them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, that was rather too timorous an outlook on their part. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What more impressive knight could a timorous maiden wish for? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of my constituents are somewhat timorous creatures, and they might be put off by that rather admonitory wording. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, that is only a bogy to frighten the timorous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A snooper in one home might be caught because he did cause fear, while another might not in the home of a less timorous person. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have quite rightly stilled the fears of even the most timorous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any weakening of resolve, as is suggested by some of our more timorous brethren, would be disastrous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we barristers so timorous that we are unable to compete with any competition that might arise? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, some of our managers are somewhat timorous and fearful of giving too strong a lead in case they upset head office or the union. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that partly the trouble has been due to the timorous and very half-hearted manner in which the problem has been tackled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am somewhat timorous in entering into a discussion on the appointment of magistrates. 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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