Cowardly

(adj.) lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; 'cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then'- P.B.Shelley .

校对:斯坦顿

• Think you, Tars Tarkas, that John Carter will fly at the first shriek of a cowardly foe who dare not come out into the open and face a good blade? 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Often as not they disguise it under heroic phrases and still louder affirmation, just as most of us hide our cowardly submission to monotony under some word like duty, loyalty, conscience. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• I would not buy hope of immunity by so cowardly a desire even if I hated him. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• I have borne long with self-reproach that would have roused any mind less torpid and cowardly than mine. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Mr Headstone,' returned Lizzie, with a burning face, 'it is cowardly in you to speak to me in this way. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• But there are nations so cowardly that they dare not merely conquer their enemies; they must _mak siccar_ and destroy them. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Surely the men were stupid and ridiculous and cowardly. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• I was standing close beside Xodar as Thurid swung his foot for the cowardly kick. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• With a cry of rage I turned to meet the cowardly beasts, but as I advanced they retreated as had their fellow. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• She knew that his very reserve had originated in a tenderness for her, which might be cowardly, but was not unfeeling. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• It seems a cowardly surprise, to surprise me into letting you kiss me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Born to be hanged, more like, said Maurice viciously, hardly able to conceal his dislike of this heartless, cowardly, beautiful animal before him. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• The cowardly swine. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Tell Mr. Osborne it is a cowardly letter, sir--a cowardly letter--I will not answer it. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• They are strong and hardy, but of a cowardly spirit, and, by consequence, insolent, abject, and cruel. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• She had been cowardly and false, and had shown her cowardliness and falsehood in action that could not be recalled; but she was not ungrateful. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• It is not cowardly to know what is foolish. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• I think it would be almost cowardly and cruel not to have some little attachment for it, after all this. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Then the cowardly and mean nature has no part in true philosophy? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• This cowardly slave of a slave is to serve you well, he said to me, indicating Xodar with a wave of his hand. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Hope not to save thy cowardly carcass by inventing horrid lies to-- But he got no further. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Neither is it foolish to know what is cowardly, said Anselmo, unable to resist making the phrase. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Jane has refused to leave the house, cowardly woman! 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• They are cold--they are cowardly--they are stupid on the subject, Shirley! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• He has to pick his way between cowardly evasion on the one hand, and partisanship on the other. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• It seems a cowardly experiment, to try an experiment on my weakness for you. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Ah, the cowardly dogs! 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• And the inharmonious is cowardly and boorish? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Fate would not so be pacified; nor would Providence sanction this shrinking sloth and cowardly indolence. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.

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