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cowardice

/ˈkaʊədɪs/ /ˈkaʊɚdɪs/

Meanings
noun

胆怯，懦弱

Lack of courage.

Examples :

"His cowardice prevented him from standing up to the bully in class. "
他的胆怯让他没能挺身而出，对抗班里的恶霸。
character mind attitude quality emotion

Related Words

Illustration lack

lack noun

/lak/ /læk/

缺失，缺乏，不足

"His recent lack of focus in class showed a worrying moral failing. "

他最近上课时注意力不集中，这显示出令人担忧的道德缺失。

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

Illustration prevented

prevented verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪd/

阻止，防止.

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

我 регулярно刷牙，是为了防止牙齿变黄。

Illustration up

up noun

/ap/ /ʌp/

上方，向上。

"Up is a good way to go."

向上走是个好选择。

Illustration his

his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

他的，祂的

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

尊敬的校長宣布，祂的決定是最終決定。

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

的, 从

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

学校位于离市中心五英里的地方.

Illustration standing

standing verb

/ˈstændɪŋ/

站立， 站着

"The teacher stood and pointed to the map, standing in front of the class. "

老师站起身，指着地图，就那样站在班级前面。

Illustration class

class noun

/klas/ /kleəs/

类别，种类，等级

"Often used to imply membership of a large class."

通常用来暗示属于一个大的类别。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration courage

courage noun

/ˈkʌɹɪdʒ/ /ˈkɝɹɪdʒ/

勇气，胆量.

"It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business."

在商业上取得成功需要很大的勇气。

Illustration bully

bully noun

/ˈbʊli/

欺凌者，恃强凌弱者。

"A playground bully pushed a girl off the swing."

一个在操场上恃强凌弱的家伙把一个小女孩从秋千上推了下来。

Illustration him

him pronoun

/əm/

他

"Reverence for Him, the school's founder, led to a special assembly. "

对他的敬仰，也就是对学校创始人的敬仰，促成了一次特别集会。