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单词 cower
释义
cower
verb[I]
uk
/ˈkaʊ.ər/us
/ˈkaʊ.ɚ/
toloweryourheadorbodyinfear, often whilemovingbackwards:
蜷缩；退缩；畏缩
Stop cowering! I'm not going tohityou.别往后缩了！我不会打你的。
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Not holding the body upright
(Definition ofcowerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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cower
verb[I]
us
/ˈkɑʊ·ər,kɑʊər/
tobenddown ormovebackwardwithyourheaddown because you arefrightened:
Thedogcowered in thecorner,realizingshe’d done somethingwrong.
(Definition ofcowerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcower

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Investigative journalists and rebel spiescowerin the shadows.
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The state's power to punish did not then cause people tocowerinto submission.
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The cowering "lamb" reveals his teeth in fear.
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I really am delighted that we are not cowered by those threats.
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Secondly, we must recognise that one result of cowering behind high tariff walls is that retaliatory tariffs are imposed.
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I found myself cowering in the ditch in sheer terror the other day in order to let one of these great trains get past.
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Wecowerbehind the fact that we have no language to describe it and, finding no language to describe it, limply assume it won't happen.
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She cowered under a table in fear of her life.
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There is a distaste at the idea of cowering under skies filled with titanic forces over which we had no command.
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They are cowering behind the second line of reserves.
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We couldcowerin the face of this threat, or we can destroy it.
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They are better cowering here than facing the electorate.
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You live under the cowering peace of the white flag, retreating from one position after another.
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They should notcowerbehind and come in at the last possible stage.
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They would notcowerin the stands, refusing to participate.
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