单词盒子

faint-hearted

F 开头单词

基本解释

  • adj.胆怯的；怯懦的

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • Naturally, faint-hearted investors failed the test.
    当然，那些胆怯的投资者未能经受住市场的考验。
  • “Aren’t we here for something?” he would cry to the faint-hearted.
    “我们在此不是为了一些重要之事吗？” 他总是向胆怯者大喊。
  • It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.
    这条路一直都不是给不勇敢的人走的，那些偏好逸乐胜过工作，或者只想追求名利就满足的人。
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    • 权威例句

  • The book is rife with stoically related medical detail so vivid as to make the faint-hearted squirm.
    ECONOMIST: New fiction: Frank Huyler
  • Mr Kato knows that this is the prize, and the proposed reforms are too faint-hearted to win it.
    ECONOMIST: Tax reform runs late
  • However faint-hearted, the Saudi troops initiative was a sign of this new urgency.
    ECONOMIST: Arab foreign policy

词组短语

    短语

  • Not For The Faint -Hearted 新金属;需要有胆量才行
  • Be Faint -hearted And Hesitant 脸软心慈

英英字典

    柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe someone or their behaviour as faint-hearted, you mean that they are not very confident and do not take strong action because they are afraid of failing.
  • If you say that something is not for the faint-hearted, you mean that it is an extreme or very unusual example of its kind, and is not suitable for people who like only safe and familiar things.

专业释义

    经济学

  • 怯懦的；胆怯的