namby-pamby

美 [ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi]英 [ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi]
  • adj.多愁善感的;脆弱的
  • n.矫饰;感伤的人

复数: namby-pambies

namby-pambynamby-pamby

adj.

informal disapproving脆弱的;多愁善感的
weak and too emotional

noun

1
an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental

adj

1
weak in willpower, courage or vitality
Synonym: gutless spineless wishy-washy

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  1. Namby-pamby boys afraid to leave their mother 's apron strings .

    怕离开母亲的柔弱男孩子。

  2. Look , we don 't need these namby-pamby wacko freaks .

    听着,别理这个疯子。

  3. He thought the boys were namby-pamby and decided to toughed them up .

    他认为这些孩子性格太软弱,决定使他们坚强起来。

  4. Irenic without being namby-pamby ; an irenic attitude toward former antagonists .

    毫不做作的和平主义;对前对手的和平的态度。

  5. Android is a Linux-based OS , although it doesn 't sign on to that namby-pamby free , open-source philosophy .

    Android也是一个基于Linux的操作系统,虽然它没有遵从那个娇柔做作的自由、开源软件哲学。

  6. Don 't be such a namby-pamby !

    别那麽千愁万虑的!

  7. All this might sound a bit namby-pamby to pioneers like Sister Dong ( who says that she hasn 't had a holiday for20 years ) and Zhang Yin ( who boasts that : " My success came from my character ") .

    对于董姐和张茵这样的先锋来说,这一切也许显得婆婆妈妈。董姐说她20年没有过过一次节日;

  8. All this might sound a bit namby-pamby to pioneers like Sister Dong ( who says that she hasn 't had a holiday for 20 years ) and Zhang Yin ( who boasts that : " My success came from my character " ) .

    对于董姐和张茵这样的先锋来说,这一切也许显得婆婆妈妈。董姐说她20年没有过过一次节日;张茵则自豪地说:“我的成功源于我的性格。”但这些“婆婆妈妈”却是进步的标志。