橘子朗文词典

lily-livered

L 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌlɪl.iˈlɪv.əd]
  • 美式音标 [ˌlɪl.iˈlɪv.ɚd]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.胆怯的

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • But its lily-livered approach might, in fact, be the right one.
    但实际上这种胆小的做法也许是正确的。
  • The Tory right cheered, knowing which alternative, non-lily-livered model of prime minister he had in mind.
    托利党右派欢呼雀跃，他们知道他心里想的不胆怯的的替代首相是谁。
  • Mr Awad is a former fighter from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, not a lily-livered pacifist.
    Awad先前是黎巴嫩一座巴勒斯坦难民营的好战分子，而非怯懦的和平主义者。

    • 权威例句

  • The more lily-livered Arab states, who shunned Libya, can now perhaps be forgiven, under the latest banner, Arab-African unity.
    ECONOMIST: Libya and Africa

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • cowardly (= not brave)

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • cowardly timid