cower
cower 英 [ˈkaʊə(r)] 美 [ˈkaʊɚ]
vi. 退缩；抖缩；蜷缩；弯腰屈膝
进行时:cowering 过去式:cowered 过去分词:cowered 第三人称单数:cowers 名词复数:cowers
- To cower is to shrink in fear. Whether they live in the country or city, any mouse will cower when a huge, hungry cat approaches.
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- vi. 退缩；抖缩；蜷缩；弯腰屈膝
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1. Bankers will cower, afraid to lend.
银行家们会退缩不前，害怕放贷。
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2. What can humankind do, other than cower?
人类除了退缩之外还能做什麽呢？
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3. sit it out and watch the rest of Asia cower to Chinese dominance？--all of which would spell disaster for long-term American interests.
坐视亚洲各国在中国的优势面前退缩？ ——所有这些对美国长远利益都意味着灾难。
- cower (v.) early 14c., "to crouch, squat, or kneel;" late 14c., "to stoop or sink down, especially in fear or shame," probably from Middle Low German *kuren "lie in wait" (Modern German kauern), or similar Scandinavian words meaning "to squat" and "to doze" (such as Old Norse kura, Danish, Norwegian kure, Swedish kura). Thus it is unrelated to coward. Related: Cowered; cowering.
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