spinelessness
noun[U]
uk/ˈspaɪn.ləs.nəs/us/ˈspaɪn.ləs.nəs/behaviourthatshowsalackofdeterminationand anunwillingnessto take anyrisks:
没有勇气;无胆量,怯懦Theyfailtocarryouttheirresponsibilitiesout ofsheerspinelessness.他们完全没有骨气,无法履行职责。
Notevenherworstenemycould haveaccusedher of spinelessness.即使是她最大的敌人也不能指责她没有骨气。
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spineless
- They will beoutragedat his spinelessness forbackingdown to hisboss.
- I have oftenreproachedmyfellowcitizensfortheirspinelessness,self-indulgence, andgreed.
- Heberatedthegovernmentforitsspinelessness infailingtotackletheissue.
Cowardly
- be afraid of your own shadowidiom
- bottle
- bottle out
- chicken
- chicken out
- craven
- cravenness
- fainthearted
- gutless
- lily-livered
- spineless
- spinelessly
- timid
- timidity
- timidly
- unadventurous
- weak-kneed
- wimp
- wimp out
- wimpy