wimp

英 [wɪmp]

美 [wɪmp]

n. 懦夫; 窝囊废

复数：wimps　第三人称单数：wimps　现在分词：wimping　

Collins.1 / BNC.20288 / COCA.16346

短语用例

wimp out (of sth)

畏缩而不敢做；怯而不做
to not do sth that you intended to do because you are too frightened or not confident enough to do it

牛津词典

noun

懦夫；窝囊废
a person who is not strong, brave or confident

verb

柯林斯词典

软蛋;窝囊废
If you call someone awimp, you disapprove of them because they lack confidence or determination, or because they are often afraid of things.

英英释义

noun

a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Synonym:chickencrybaby

双语例句

But being a little bit of a wimp is what compromise is all about.
不过要妥协就意味着要有点懦弱。
Caricatured as a foreign policy wimp in the2008 election campaign, Barack Obama is now a warrior president.
在2008年竞选中被漫画讽刺味对外政策懦夫的奥巴马，如今已成为一名战士总统。
They elected a warrior and they got a wimp.
人民以为选了个勇士结果却是个懦夫。
He gives me the impression that he is a colorless, indecisive wimp, and not a leader among men.
他给我的印象是：他是一个缺乏个性、没有主见的儒弱者，而不是人群中的领导者。
For most guys, just being themselves is being a manipulative, ass-kissing wimp.
对于大多数球员，只是被自己正在操控，屁股，接吻懦夫。
You cowardly wimp! Don't give up so easily.
你这懦怯的胆小鬼！别这么容易就放弃。
But he looks like such a wimp: I'm afraid he doesn't have the guts to handle a real crisis when it comes up.
可是，他看起来像个软骨头。我担心，在真正发生危机的时候，他可能不会有足够的勇气来处理问题。
What a wimp that boy is!
那真是个没有骨气的男孩。
Maybe you cannot really blame him, but Mayor Koch obviously hasn't looked at himself in the mirror lately, especially when he says President Reagan is a wimp.
也许你实在不应该责备葛市长，他显然最近没照照镜子，尤其他不应该说里根总统是一个窝囊废。
The more she called her husband a wimp, the more timid he became.
她越叫她先生懦夫，他就越胆小怯懦。