| 词汇 | cravenness |
| 释义 | cravenness noun[ U ] formaluk /ˈkreɪ.vən.nəs/ us /ˈkreɪ.vən.nəs/ the quality of being extremely cowardly(= not brave): 胆怯，胆小 The situation is made worse by the cravenness of politicians in refusing to tackle it.政客们出于怯懦不愿解决这个问题，使情况变得更糟。 Ministerial cravenness has destroyed what was left of police morale. The cravenness of successive governments has been shown in their unwillingness to make any decisions contrary to the interests of the super-rich. We should beg divine forgiveness for our cravenness, our cowardice in the face of bullies like Stalin and Hitler. This absurd controversy has rumbled on, producing endless supplies of cravenness, buck-passing, hypocrisy and deceit. Cowardly be afraid of your own shadowidiom bottle bottle out chicken chicken out fainthearted gutless lily-livered pantywaist pusillanimity spinelessness timid timidity timidly timorous unheroic weak-kneed wimp wimp out wimpy |
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