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

• He gives me the impression that he is a colorless, indecisive wimp, and not a leader among men.
  他给我的印象是：他是一个缺乏个性、没有主见的儒弱者，而不是人群中的领导者。
• Like I was a wimp who wasn't the leader of our group.
  好像我是个头，但事实上我不是。
• The characteristics of CaF2 ( Eu) crystal is preliminary measured with this miniature system.
  利用这套系统初步测量了即将用于WIMP探测的CaF2（Eu）晶体的性能。
• What's he think of his wimp son?
  他会怎么看待自己软弱的儿子呢？
• Caricatured as a foreign policy wimp in the2008 election campaign, Barack Obama is now a warrior president.
  在2008年竞选中被漫画讽刺味对外政策懦夫的奥巴马，如今已成为一名战士总统。
• 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。
• But he looks like such a wimp: I'm afraid he doesn't have the guts to handle a real crisis when it comes up.
  可是，他看起来像个软骨头。我担心，在真正发生危机的时候，他可能不会有足够的勇气来处理问题。
• 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？
• ( Laughter) What a wimp.
  （笑声）真是个懦夫。
• 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。