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小词详解 | cower
cower 英 [ˈkaʊə(r)] 美 [ˈkaʊər]
Locked in a cellar as his father approaches, Richard resolves not to cower.
父亲步步紧逼,被囚禁在地下室中的理查决意不再退缩。
——《经济学人》The key is to stand up and fight it, and not back down, and make it very clear that we will not cower.
关键是要站起来与之斗争,不要退缩,并明确表示我们不会畏缩。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 恐惧地蹲下
那个胆小的女孩蜷缩在角落里,吓得语无伦次。
The timid girl cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror.那条恶狗挨打后缩在桌子底下。
The vicious dog cowered under the table after being whipped.
Dumbledore began to cower as though invisible torturers surrounded him; his flailing hand almost knocked the refilled goblet from Harry's trembling hands as he moaned, "Don't hurt them, don't hurt them, please, please, it's my fault, hurt me instead..."
邓布利多蜷缩成一团,似乎周围有一些看不见的人在折磨他。他的手胡乱挥动着,差点把哈利颤抖的手里那只重新舀满的杯子打翻,嘴里呻吟道:“别伤害他们,别伤害他们,求求你,求求你,都是我的错,冲我来吧……”
cringe: bend one's head and body in fear or in a servile manner shrink: move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust flinch: make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise