wimp

英 [wɪmp]

美 [wɪmp]

n.  懦夫; 窝囊废

复数：wimps　第三人称单数：wimps　现在分词：wimping　

Collins.1 / BNC.20288 / COCA.16346

短语用例

wimp out (of sth)

• 畏缩而不敢做；怯而不做
  to not do sth that you intended to do because you are too frightened or not confident enough to do it

牛津词典

noun

• 懦夫；窝囊废
  a person who is not strong, brave or confident

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• 软蛋;窝囊废
  If you call someone awimp, you disapprove of them because they lack confidence or determination, or because they are often afraid of things.

英英释义

noun

• a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
  Synonym:chickencrybaby

双语例句

• The strength of belief encourages the protagonist to grow up from a wimp and miserable girl into a totally independent new woman economically and physically.
  这种信仰的力量促使主人公茜莉从一个懦弱可欺的悲苦女性成长为一个无论在经济还是人格上都完全独立的新女性。
• The male who does not abide by the rules, cannot take the heat, lacks a backbone, and is a wimp.
  他若不遵守以上规则的话，就被认为不能承担责任，缺乏主见且是一个懦夫。
• Am I being appropriately cautious or just a Luddite ( i.e., reflexively anti-progress) wimp?
  我是不是开始慢慢谨慎起来，还是我只是个胆小的勒德分子？
• Maybe you cannot really blame him, but Mayor Koch obviously hasn't looked at himself in the mirror lately, especially when he says President Reagan is a wimp.
  也许你实在不应该责备葛市长，他显然最近没照照镜子，尤其他不应该说里根总统是一个窝囊废。
• You can think I'm a wimp if you want.
  您尽可以把我想象成一个循规蹈矩的人。
• Cory: I'm not trying to be critical. I'm just pointing out that you look like a wimp. It's better I tell you now than that you go to school looking like that.
  柯瑞：我不是要挑你毛病，我只是告诉你你看起来很「娘」，现在告诉你总比让你以那付德行到学校来得好。
• The more she called her husband a wimp, the more timid he became.
  她越叫她先生懦夫，他就越胆小怯懦。
• For most guys, just being themselves is being a manipulative, ass-kissing wimp.
  对于大多数球员，只是被自己正在操控，屁股，接吻懦夫。
• ( Laughter) What a wimp.
  （笑声）真是个懦夫。
• They elected a warrior and they got a wimp.
  人民以为选了个勇士结果却是个懦夫。