cow·er
verb/ˈkaʊə(r)/
/ˈkaʊər/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cower | /ˈkaʊə(r)/ /ˈkaʊər/ |
| he / she / it cowers | /ˈkaʊəz/ /ˈkaʊərz/ |
| past simple cowered | /ˈkaʊəd/ /ˈkaʊərd/ |
| past participle cowered | /ˈkaʊəd/ /ˈkaʊərd/ |
| -ing form cowering | /ˈkaʊərɪŋ/ /ˈkaʊərɪŋ/ |
- to bend low and/or move backwards because you are frightened
（因恐惧而）蜷缩，畏缩，退缩 - A gun went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables.
一声枪响，人们缩到墙后或桌子底下躲起来。 - The dog whimpered and cowered at his feet.
那只狗呜咽着，畏缩在他的脚边。
Homophones coward | coweredcoward cowered/ˈkaʊəd//ˈkaʊərd/- coward noun
- He was both a bully and a coward, as bullies often are.
他既是一个恶霸，又是一个胆小鬼，就像恶霸经常做的那样。
- He was both a bully and a coward, as bullies often are.
- cowered verb (past tense, past participle of cower)
- They boarded up the windows and cowered in the basement.
他们用木板封住窗户，躲在地下室里。
- They boarded up the windows and cowered in the basement.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- Piper was cowering against the far wall.
派珀蜷缩在远处的墙上。 - The children cowered in terror behind the closed door.
孩子们惊恐地躲在紧闭的门后面。 - cowering under the table
蜷缩在桌子底下
Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German kūren ‘lie in wait’, of unknown ultimate origin. - A gun went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables.