| 单词 | timorous |
| 释义 | timorous adjective literaryuk/ˈtɪm.ər.əs/us/ˈtɪm.ɚ.əs/nervousand without muchconfidence 羞怯的；胆小的，胆怯的Synonyms fearful timid Cowardly
Examplesoftimoroustimorous Now, the female secretary is atimorouscreature well past the fifties and not likely to challenge the figures of tons, cwts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Every new invention arouses these fears among thetimorous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very difficult for anyone to talk about it, because the leaders of the different parties are sotimorouson the subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not pursue atimoroussafety-first policy, but should accept the difficulties of risks when we come up against them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, that was rather tootimorousan outlook on their part. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What more impressive knight could atimorousmaiden wish for? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of my constituents are somewhattimorouscreatures, and they might be put off by that rather admonitory wording. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, that is only a bogy to frighten thetimorous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A snooper in one home might be caught because he did cause fear, while another might not in the home of a lesstimorousperson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have quite rightly stilled the fears of even the mosttimorous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Any weakening of resolve, as is suggested by some of our moretimorousbrethren, would be disastrous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we barristers sotimorousthat we are unable to compete with any competition that might arise? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, some of our managers are somewhattimorousand fearful of giving too strong a lead in case they upset head office or the union. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that partly the trouble has been due to thetimorousand very half-hearted manner in which the problem has been tackled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am somewhattimorousin entering into a discussion on the appointment of magistrates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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