craven

英 [ˈkreɪvn]

美 [ˈkreɪvn]

adj.  胆小的; 胆怯的; 怯懦的

复数：cravens　

GRETEM8

BNC.13236 / COCA.27015

牛津词典

adj.

• 胆小的；胆怯的；怯懦的
  lacking courage

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 胆小的;懦弱的
  Someone who iscravenis very cowardly.
  1. They condemned the deal as a craven surrender.
     他们谴责这笔交易为毫无志气的投降行为。
  2. ...his craven obedience to his employers.
     他懦弱怕事，对雇主一味地服从

双语例句

• The president of the International Paralympic Committee, Philip Craven, praised these games as a Paralympic milestone.
  国际残奥会主席克拉文称赞这届运动会是残奥会的里程碑。
• Blues, craven, personation skilled; prey eyes and sharp teeth.
  忧郁，怯懦，会易容术；灰色眼睛。牙齿锋利。
• If you think of God as that craven image, then I think that is not very commendable, but if the reason for not loving craven images, you know idols, because they are things and God is pure spirit.
  如果你认为上帝是猥琐的形象，那么我想，那是不值得赞扬的，但是如果，不爱猥琐形象的原因，你们知道偶像，因为他们是物体，而上帝是纯精神。
• He found his form at Craven Cottage and made a positive impression on Blues chief Jose Mourinho during the summer.
  他在克拉文农场找到了自己的状态，并且在夏天给蓝军主帅穆里尼奥留下了深刻的印象。
• CRAVEN MPs were last night accused of cowardice and betrayal after rejecting a referendum on the European Union in a crunch Commons vote.
  昨晚的公投证实了国会议员的懦弱、胆小和背叛，他们拒绝针对退出欧盟投票。
• Here also over these craven hearts his shadow lies and on the scoffer's heart and lips and on mine.
  他的影子也投射在这些怯懦的心灵上，在嘲笑者的心坎和嘴唇上，也在我的心坎和嘴唇上。
• Louise Craven, What Are Archives? Cultural and Theoretical Perspectives: A Reader.
  路易丝•克雷文，《档案馆是什么？文化和理论视角：一个读者》。
• International Paralympic Committee President Sir Phillip Craven made the statement to a crowd at the Games 'closing ceremony earlier this month.
  国际残奥委员会主席菲利普克雷文（PhillipCraven）爵士本月初在残奥会闭幕式上对公众这样表示。
• "Small businesses are often frightened by their own pricing," says Craven.
  克雷文说：小企业经常被自己的定价吓倒。
• He made no empty promises, nor the craven excuse that his hands were tied by more powerful forces in the world than himself.
  他不许空的诺言，也不找怯懦的借口，说他的手被世界上比他自己更强大的力量束缚住了。