lily-livered
adj. 胆怯的
adj.
胆怯的；
英英释义
lily-livered[ 'lili,livəd ]
adj.easily frightened
同义词：chickenchickenheartedwhite-liveredyellowyellow-bellied
权威例句
The pleasure police: How bluenose busybodies and lily-livered alarmists are taking all the fun out of lifeHill, Christopher William: The Lily-Livered Prince (Tales from Schwartzgarten)
As bailout for Cyprus proves, our lily-livered leaders fed us lies and failed to get the best deal
Board games not for the lily-livered
Van Jones: The Latest in a Long Line of Lily-Livered Leftists
Not for the Lily-Livered
No Lily-livered Rat
Film: Up to his neck in mud and blood There's no place for lily-livered actors in Andrew Kotting's work, as Dave Calhoun soon discov...
Claire Black's Week : A Feedback Form from a Holiday Cottage Recently Revealed My Lily-Livered Tendencies
Hibs Hit Seven in Demolition Derby; Mowbray's Inspired Kids Rout Lily-Livered Livvy
lily-livered (adj.)
"cowardly," 1605, in "Macbeth;" from lily (in its color sense of "pale, bloodless") + liver (n.1), which was a supposed seat of love and passion. A healthy liver is typically dark reddish-brown.
1. I've never met anyone so lily-livered.
我从没见过这样胆小的人。
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2. 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。
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3. A miracle healing of Bob Sura would help put some heart into this lily-livered outfit.
如果苏拉能够奇迹般地康复，那么这个懦弱的球队可能会更有斗心。
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4. Workers can't get to work or have to stay at home to look after children because lily-livered head teachers have decided icy playgrounds are dangerous.
工人们没法去上班，或者必须呆在家里照看小孩——因为胆小怕事的校长认定，结冰的操场太危险了。
youdao
5. He called me a lily - livered coward, and I umbrage at the insult.
他说我是个胆小的懦夫，这种侮辱让我很生气。
youdao
6. He called me a lily - livered coward, and I umbrage at the insult.
他说我是个胆小的懦夫，这种侮辱让我很生气。
youdao
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