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cowardice noun[ U ] uk /ˈkaʊ.ə.dɪs/ us /ˈkaʊ.ɚ.dɪs/ the behaviour of someone who is not at all brave and tries to avoid danger: 怯懦 Cowardice prevented me from doing what I knew I should do.懦弱使我无法做我知道自己应该做的事情。 You can accuse me of cowardice, but I still wouldn't fight in a war.你可以指责我懦弱,但我仍然不会去打仗。 See
coward They charged him with showing cowardice in the face of the enemy. The president called the attack "a disgraceful act of cowardice". This was no time for moral cowardice. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cowardly be afraid of your own shadowidiom bottle bottle out chicken chicken out fainthearted gutless lily-livered pantywaist pusillanimity spinelessness timid timidity timidly timorous unheroic weak-kneed wimp wimp out wimpy
cowardice | American Dictionary cowardice noun[ U ] disapprovingus/ˈkɑʊ·ər·dɪs/ the condition of lacking bravery, being easily frightened, or being eager to avoid danger |