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pusillanimous

美 [ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs]英 [ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs]
  • adj.胆怯的;懦弱的;怯懦的
pusillanimouspusillanimous

adj.

formal胆怯的;怯懦的
frightened to take risks

cowardly

pusillanimous

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  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 胆怯的;怯懦的
    If you say that someone is pusillanimous, you mean that they are timid or afraid.

    The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence.

    当局对暴行只是进行了谴责,真是太胆小怕事了。

adj

1
lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution;contemptibly fearful
Synonym: poor-spirited unmanly

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  1. The pusillanimous man would not defend his own family .

    软弱无力的人不会保卫他自己的家。

  2. The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence .

    当局对暴行只是进行了谴责,真是太胆小怕事了。

  3. He 's too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents .

    他太懦弱了,不能勇敢地面对他的对手。

  4. It is time the Fund 's top brass said so publicly and , by refusing to lend more without a deal on debt , pushed Europe 's pusillanimous politicians into doing the right thing .

    是让国际货币基金组织高层对此公开表示,并且通过拒绝借更多钱给尚未处理债务问题的国家,来促使欧洲那些谨小慎微的政治家做正确的事情了的时候。

  5. Moderation , cooperation , compromise , and bipartisanship are lame reflections of a pusillanimous past and of a " pathetic and exhausted leadership " incapable of winning elections .

    中庸、合作、妥协以及两党关系则是昔日优柔寡断和无法赢得大选的“悲凉无望的领导班子”的残缺写照。