lily-livered

lily-livered什么意思,lily-livered翻译

基本解释

adj.: 胆怯的；懦弱的
网络: 胆小的

权威解释

• 胆怯的；懦弱的:

  lacking courage

英汉解释

• 胆怯的;胆小的〔词出莎士比亚悲剧《麦克佩斯》〕

例句

• Sweet is for lily-livered puff balls made of much softer stuff than you.

  甜蜜就是用比你更柔软的材料为胆怯而做的烟雾弹。

• 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。

• 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。

• They loathe deference and hypocrisy as much as "whingers" and "lily-livered socialists" .

  他们厌恶顺从和伪善，就如厌恶“牢骚不断的人”和“胆怯的社会主义者”。

• 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。

• 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。

• Ve never met anyone so lily-livered.

  我从没见过这样胆小的人。