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

noun

verb

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.

noun

a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Synonym:chickencrybaby

( Laughter) What a wimp.
（笑声）真是个懦夫。
What's he think of his wimp son?
他会怎么看待自己软弱的儿子呢？
The president now finds himself accused of being both a warmonger for entering the war and a wimp for his lame prosecution of it.
总统发现他一方面因为参与战争被指责为战争贩子，另一方面因为战争执行不力被称作窝囊废。
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。
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。
Cory: I'm not trying to be critical. I'm just pointing out that you look like a wimp. It's better I tell you now than that you go to school looking like that.
柯瑞：我不是要挑你毛病，我只是告诉你你看起来很「娘」，现在告诉你总比让你以那付德行到学校来得好。
I was a wimp.
我是个窝囊废。
What a wimp that boy is!
那真是个没有骨气的男孩。
My husband was a prize wimp.
我的丈夫是一流的脓包。
But being a little bit of a wimp is what compromise is all about.
不过要妥协就意味着要有点懦弱。