【突破英文词汇】有关fear“恐惧”的词汇
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（单词翻译）
1. craven /'kreɪvn/ n. 懦夫
A hero risks his life to help others; a craven runs from the scene.
英雄冒着生命危险去帮助别人；而懦夫却临阵脱逃。
I thought Carol would be nervous when she made her speech, but she delivered it without trepidation.
我本以为卡罗尔发表演说时会很紧张，但她讲话时却一点也不害怕。
3.
cower2 /'kaʊə(r)/ vi. （因恐惧、痛苦等）畏缩
勇敢的人公然反抗暴君，不在他们面前畏缩。
The younger boys would not have given up the playing field so quickly if the older boys hadn't
intimidated6 them.
要不是那些较大的男孩威胁他们，这些小男孩不会这么快就离开球场。
Several apprehensive parents telephoned the school when the children were late in getting home from the museum trip.
当孩子们去博物馆参观而迟迟未回家时，忧虑的父母纷纷往学校打电话。
6. dastardly /ˈdæstədli/ adj. 欺善怕恶的；懦弱的
It was dastardly of the captain to desert the sinking
vessel8 and leave the passengers to
fend9 for themselves.
抛弃沉船并丢下乘客让他们自己逃生，这就是船长的懦弱。
7. timid /ˈtimid/ adj. 胆怯的
If the other team challenges us, we should accept. Let's not be so timid!
如果有其他队伍向我们挑战，我们应当接受。绝不能如此胆怯！
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