cowering

英 [ˈkaʊərɪŋ]

美 [ˈkaʊərɪŋ]

v.  (因恐惧而)蜷缩，畏缩，退缩
cower的现在分词

现在分词：cowering　复数：cowerings　

BNC.48419 / COCA.39232

柯林斯词典

• VERB (因恐惧而)蜷缩，畏缩
  If youcower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
  1. The hostages cowered in their seats.
     人质们蜷缩在座位上。

双语例句

• You have a vicious, greedy, unmerciful financial wolf standing over a cowering, unsophisticated commercial Lamb.
  你们看到了一只凶恶的、贪婪的、残忍的金融狼，俯视着一只畏缩的、朴实的商业羊。
• The curtains were thrown back to reveal a small boy cowering by the French windows.
  拉开窗帘，露出一个小男孩子，蜷缩在落地窗旁。
• They found an amazing sight, remnants of an army that had vanished, and brought back the abandoned supplies to the Israelites cowering inside.
  军兵消失，留下大批物资。他们把被弃的供给品带给缩在城里的以色列人。
• The dog was cowering in a corner.
  狗蜷缩在角落里。
• Just imagine what Pittypat and Melly cowering in their beds would think, should Captain Butler come upstairs!
  试想果真巴特勒船长上楼去了，此刻正畏缩着躲在被子里的皮蒂帕特和媚兰会怎样看呢！
• Who wants to live their life cowering in fear?
  谁想终生生活在恐惧当中？
• There is an element of cowering before angry voters.
  对未来的胆怯是选民恼怒的原因之一。
• The fox, who had attended the steps of his fell mistress, uttered a dismal howl, and ran cowering back to the inner cave.
  那只刚才跟在它的残忍的女主人后面走来的狐狸，发出一声凄厉的嚎叫，哆嗦着奔回洞窟里去。
• On the contrary, he thought he had scaled her side as noiseless as a mouse; and he was amazed to see the pirates cowering from him, with Hook in their midst as abject as if he had heard the crocodile.
  正相反，他自以为是像只老鼠似的悄无声息地爬上了船边。等到他看见海盗们纷纷躲开他，胡克藏在他们中间，失魂落魄，像看到鳄鱼一样，他不由得也惊讶起来。
• Do stop cowering! I'm not going to hit you.
  别退缩！我不会打你。