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单词 fainthearted
释义
fainthearted
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌfeɪntˈhɑː.tɪd/us
/ˌfeɪntˈhɑːr.t̬ɪd/
Someone who is fainthearted is notconfidentorbraveanddislikestakingunnecessaryrisks:
胆怯的；怯懦的
Hedealswithsubjectsmore faintheartedfilmmakerswouldstayaway from.他涉及的主题是稍微胆怯一点的导演都不敢碰的。
Synonyms
chickenchild's word
cowardlydisapproving
cravenformaldisapproving
lily-liveredliterary
pusillanimousformal
timid
timorousliterary
weak-kneedinformaldisapproving
yellow(NOT BRAVE)informal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cowardly
  • be afraid of your own shadowidiom
  • bottle
  • bottle out
  • chicken
  • chicken out
  • craven
  • cravenness
  • gutless
  • lily-livered
  • pusillanimity
  • spinelessly
  • spinelessness
  • timid
  • timidity
  • timidly
  • unadventurous
  • weak-kneed
  • wimp
  • wimp out
  • wimpy
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fainthearted
noun[plural]
uk
/ˌfeɪntˈhɑː.tɪd/us
/ˌfeɪntˈhɑːr.t̬ɪd/
the fainthearted
peoplewho are notbrave:
胆小的人
Thedrivealong thewindingcoastroadis not for the fainthearted.胆小的人不适合在蜿蜒曲折的沿海道路上开车。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Heroes and cowards
  • a big/great girl's blouseidiom
  • adventurer
  • baby
  • candy-ass
  • chicken
  • cur
  • daredevil
  • fallen idol
  • folk hero
  • frit
  • hero
  • heroine
  • idol
  • knight errant
  • marshmallow
  • scaredy-cat
  • sissy
  • sook
  • superhero
  • superheroine
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(Definition offaintheartedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffainthearted

fainthearted
The timid and thefainthearted, and the people that expect quick results, are doomed to disappointment.
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In my view, this was not an ambitious summit; it wasfainthearted.
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If we are going to harmonise, let us harmonise and not befaintheartedabout it, within the technological possibilities which may be available to us.
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He is certainly notfaintheartedin any way.
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They arefaintheartedat times, but they can be encouraged.
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They arefainthearted, looking over their shoulder for electoral advantage or whatever.
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Is she aware that her attitude towards unemployment is both complacent andfainthearted?
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Faintheartedattempts are being made to mitigate this scandal.
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The public will not be misled by anyfaintheartedproposals that it should be left to landlords to make their own choices.
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Therefore, in a sense, the industry is a sitting duck for thefainthearted, for the politically expedient and for the vested interest.
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The public are not alwaysfainthearted.
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Milk-and-water sanctions are just a waste of time and are likely to result in hard words, such as "pusillanimity", being addressed to those who arefaintheartedin imposing them.
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I feel that they would have thought it prettyfaintheartedto boggle at this sort of sum of £3 per head per year, or at writing off £18,000 million in 36 years.
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Suchfainthearteddefeatism should not be applied to the protection of children, who need and deserve all the protection that we, as legislators, can give them.
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We are the custodians of liberty in this country, and we should not befaintheartedor lacking in the courage to get up and say so.
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