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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I was a wimp.
  我是个窝囊废。
• 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。
• My husband was a prize wimp.
  我的丈夫是一流的脓包。
• 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。
• KIMS is a group aiming at the search for WIMP.
  KIMS是寻找和研究暗物质WIMP的实验组。
• 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。
• 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。