cower (因恐惧而)蜷缩,畏缩,退缩

Words

例句
The neighbor was found cowering in a closet.

学习单词
cow·er
\ˈkau̇ə(r)\ verb
(cowered ; cowered ; cowering \-au̇(ə)riŋ\ ; cowers)
Etymology: Middle English couren, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian kura to cower, Old Swedish kūra to sit still, Danish kure to sit or lie still; akin to Middle High German & Middle Low German kūren to lie in wait, lurk, Old Norse kārr curly hair, Greek gyros round, Middle Irish gūaire hair, Lithuanian gauras body hair, and perhaps to Old Norse kot small hut — more at cot
intransitive verb
1. now dialect England : to crouch down : squat
2. : to shrink away or cringe usually in abject fear of something menacing or domineering and sometimes from cold
< they all cowered silently in their places, seeming to know in advance that some terrible thing was about to happen — George Orwell >
< cowering in their huts like so many rabbits in their burrows, listening in fear — Charles Kingsley >
transitive verb
chiefly Scotland : to bend down

cower
V
   to bend low and / or move backwards because you are frightened
   (因恐惧而)蜷缩,畏缩,退缩:
   A gun went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables.
   一声枪响,人们缩到墙后或桌子底下躲起来。

cower

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cow∙er / ˈkauə ; ˈkaʊə /
◙verb [I]
1. to bend low and move back because you are frightened
• 退缩，畏缩; 蜷缩:
▪ [ +back / against / under etc ]
»He cowered against the wall.
  他蜷缩在墙根。

cow·er
/ˈkawɚ/ verb , -ers, -ered, -er·ing [  no obj  ]
  : to move back or bend your body down because you are afraid
   They cowered at the sight of the gun.
   She was cowering in the closet.
   I cowered behind the door.
   cowering before a bully

cower 同义词
[ˈkaʊə]
   (verb 动词)
[img][/img]蜷缩； 退缩
    The naughty dog cowered in a corner.
     那条不听话的狗退缩到角落里。
   SYNONYM 同义词:cringe, crouch, flinch, grovel,hide, quail, shiver, shrink, skulk, tremble.

西班牙语
cower
[cow·er || 'kaʊə]
v. acobardarse, agazaparse de miedo, encogerse de miedo, encogerse de temor





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