craven

Word family adverbcravenlyadjectivecravennouncravenness

cra·ven /ˈkreɪvən/ adjectiveadj

BRAVE formal completely lacking courage 懦弱的，胆小的 SYN cowardly

He had a craven fear of flying.

他非常害怕乘飞机。

—cravenly adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

craven• It was more than Wexford's life was worth to admit his craven fear of the lift.• For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady.• That was why he had voiced this craven option; soas to witness it vanishing.• At times like this the back row inclined to craven panic.• And most are simply too craven to steal.

Origin craven

(1100-1200) Perhaps from Old French crevant, present participle of crever “to burst, break”

单词	craven
释义	craven Word family adverbcravenlyadjectivecravennouncravenness cra·ven /ˈkreɪvən/ adjectiveadj BRAVE formal completely lacking courage 懦弱的，胆小的 SYN cowardly He had a craven fear of flying. 他非常害怕乘飞机。 —cravenly adverbadv Examples from the Corpus craven• It was more than Wexford's life was worth to admit his craven fear of the lift.• For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady.• That was why he had voiced this craven option; soas to witness it vanishing.• At times like this the back row inclined to craven panic.• And most are simply too craven to steal. Origin craven (1100-1200) Perhaps from Old French crevant, present participle of crever “to burst, break”
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