namby-pamby

英 [ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi]

美 [ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi]

adj.  脆弱的; 多愁善感的
n.  矫饰; 感伤的人

牛津词典

adj.

• 脆弱的；多愁善感的
  weak and too emotional

英英释义

noun

• an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental

adj

• weak in willpower, courage or vitality
  Synonym:gutlessspinelesswishy-washy

双语例句

• Look, we don't need these namby-pamby wacko freaks.
  听着，别理这个疯子。
• Irenic without being namby-pamby; an irenic attitude toward former antagonists.
  毫不做作的和平主义；对前对手的和平的态度。
• He thought the boys were namby-pamby and decided to toughed them up.
  他认为这些孩子性格太软弱，决定使他们坚强起来。
• Don't be such a namby-pamby!
  别那麽千愁万虑的！
• All this might sound a bit namby-pamby to pioneers like Sister Dong ( who says that she hasn't had a holiday for20 years) and Zhang Yin ( who boasts that: "My success came from my character").
  对于董姐和张茵这样的先锋来说，这一切也许显得婆婆妈妈。董姐说她20年没有过过一次节日；
• Android is a Linux-based OS, although it doesn't sign on to that namby-pamby free, open-source philosophy.
  Android也是一个基于Linux的操作系统，虽然它没有遵从那个娇柔做作的自由、开源软件哲学。
• Namby-pamby boys afraid to leave their mother's apron strings.
  怕离开母亲的柔弱男孩子。