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

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 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。
• The strength of belief encourages the protagonist to grow up from a wimp and miserable girl into a totally independent new woman economically and physically.
  这种信仰的力量促使主人公茜莉从一个懦弱可欺的悲苦女性成长为一个无论在经济还是人格上都完全独立的新女性。
• What a wimp that boy is!
  那真是个没有骨气的男孩。
• 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。
• KIMS is a group aiming at the search for WIMP.
  KIMS是寻找和研究暗物质WIMP的实验组。
• Like I was a wimp who wasn't the leader of our group.
  好像我是个头，但事实上我不是。
• What's he think of his wimp son?
  他会怎么看待自己软弱的儿子呢？
• You've got to learn to stand up for yourself and stop being such a Candy-Ass wimp.
  你得学会维护你自己，别再作胆小鬼了。
• 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。
• I was a wimp.
  我是个窝囊废。