faint-hearted
['feint'ha:tid]
adj. 胆怯的, 怯懦的
例句与用法:
A young student fainted in the hot sun.
有个年幼的学生在炎炎烈日下晕倒了。
I heard a faint sound in the distance.
我听到远处有个微弱的声音。
Our chances of victory are very faint now.
现在我们取胜的机会已经微乎其微了。
词形变化:
副词: faint-heartedly |
名词: faint-heartedness |
=fainthearted
faint-heartedfaint-heartedD.J.:[ˈfeɪntˈhɑ:tɪd]K.K.:[ˈfentˈhɑrtɪd]adj.1.■胆怯的,怯懦的
faint-heartedadjective- lacking courage; timid
胆小的,怯懦的
they were feeling faint-hearted at the prospect of war.
他们因可能爆发战争而感到恐惧。
[as plural noun the faint-hearted]litigation is not for the faint-hearted.
打官司不是懦夫的作为。
派生faint-heartedlyadverbfaint-heartednessnoun