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

I was a wimp.
我是个窝囊废。
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？
Content Abstract: Arnold and his sister Rose give two bullying classmates a taste of their own medicine when Arnold decides he doesn't have to be a wimp anymore.
内容简介：在阿诺德下决心不再做个懦夫之后，他和妹妹罗丝设法让两个经常欺负他们的同学尝了他们自制的药。
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。
You can think I'm a wimp if you want.
您尽可以把我想象成一个循规蹈矩的人。
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。
She said that the widely accepted stereotype is that any boy close to his mom will be a sissy, a wimp, forever dependent and never a man who can have a healthy relationship.
她说，人们广泛地持有某种成见，就是任何与母亲太亲密的男孩都是娘娘腔和软骨头，永远都会依赖他人，也永远不会拥有健康的感情关系。
What a wimp that boy is!
那真是个没有骨气的男孩。
Am I being a wimp?
我在说废话吗？