cower

US [ˈkaʊr]
UK [ˈkaʊə(r)]
  • v.畏缩
  • Web退缩；抖缩；你害怕地退缩了
Simple Present：cowers  Present Participle：cowering  Past Tense：cowered  

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cower
v.
1.
（因恐惧而）蜷缩，畏缩，退缩to bend low and/or move backwards because you are frightened
A gun went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables.
一声枪响，人们缩到墙后或桌子底下躲起来。

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AllAll,畏缩畏缩,退缩退缩,抖缩抖缩,你害怕地退缩了你害怕地退缩了
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1.
Sending an email. Pitfall: There is an inherent wiener-ness to this approach as you cower behind the safety of your firewall.
发送邮件.诱惑：使用这种方法，你可以安全地躲在你的防火墙后面，你是一个天生的命根子主义者。
fā sòng yóu jiàn . yòu huò : shǐ yòng zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ , nǐ kě yǐ ān quán de duǒ zài nǐ de fáng huǒ qiáng hòu mian , nǐ shì yī gè tiān shēng de mìng gēn zǐ zhǔ yì zhě 。
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2.
When you are motivated by fear your life loses its edge as you cower behind the fear which provides you with an excuse not to grow.
当你畏缩在恐惧后面时——它给了你一个不去成长的借口，当你以恐惧作为动机时，你的生命失去了它的优势。
dāng nǐ wèi suō zài kǒng jù hòu mian shí —— tā gěi le nǐ yī gè bù qù chéng zhǎng de jiè kǒu , dāng nǐ yǐ kǒng jù zuò wéi dòng jī shí , nǐ de shēng mìng shī qù le tā de yōu shì 。
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3.
sit it out and watch the rest of Asia cower to Chinese dominance? --all of which would spell disaster for long-term American interests.
坐视亚洲各国在中国的优势面前退缩？——所有这些对美国长远利益都意味着灾难。
zuò shì yà zhōu gè guó zài zhōng guó de yōu shì miàn qián tuì suō ? —— suǒ yǒu zhè xiē duì měi guó cháng yuǎn lì yì dōu yì wèi zhe zāi nàn 。
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4.
Events have come to a pretty pass when a king must cower in his castle, but cower I must.
现在已经不是国王躲在城堡里的时代了，但是我必须躲起来。
xiàn zài yǐ jīng bú shì guó wáng duǒ zài chéng bǎo lǐ de shí dài le , dàn shì wǒ bì xū duǒ qǐ lái 。
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5.
One girl hides behind a pillar; another, the one sitting atop the fountain, seems to flinch and cower.
另一个女孩躲在了柱子的后面。坐在喷泉台子上的仙女因惊恐畏畏缩缩。
lìng yī gè nǚ hái duǒ zài le zhù zi de hòu mian 。 zuò zài pēn quán tái zi shàng de xiān nǚ yīn jīng kǒng wèi wèi suō suō 。
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6.
Ignore, hide, deflect, cower, and fawn have to be the action verbs in the job descriptions of American journalists today.
“不理不睬，东躲西藏，转移视线，畏缩不前，趋炎附势”不得不成为今日美国记者工作中的行为动词。
" bù lǐ bù cǎi , dōng duǒ xī zàng , zhuǎn yí shì xiàn , wèi suō bù qián , qū yán fù shì " bù dé bù chéng wéi jīn rì měi guó jì zhě gōng zuò zhōng de xíng wéi dòng cí 。
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7.
I cannot craft a thunderbolt. But God directs lightning, and nations cower and run in fear.
我无法降下雷电，但神却降下闪电，令列国慌忙逃躲。
wǒ wú fǎ jiàng xià léi diàn , dàn shén què jiàng xià shǎn diàn , lìng liè guó huāng máng táo duǒ 。
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8.
When an earthquake strikes, most people cower in doorways, or other strong points in their homes.
地震发生时，大多数人们会畏缩在过道，或者家里其他坚固支撑点内。
dì zhèn fā shēng shí , dà duō shù rén men huì wèi suō zài guò dào , huò zhě jiā lǐ qí tā jiān gù zhī chēng diǎn nèi 。
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9.
When the day is done and the shadows cower under the trees, I shall come back in the dusk.
一天完了，影子俯伏在树底下，我便要在黄昏中回家来。
yī tiān wán le , yǐng zi fǔ fú zài shù dǐ xia , wǒ biàn yào zài huáng hūn zhōng huí jiā lái 。
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10.
Shops, businesses and government offices in Bangkok cower behind makeshift concrete parapets and piles of sandbags.
曼谷的商店、工商企业、政府办公室都躲在临时搭建起的矮墙和一堆堆沙袋后面。
màn gǔ de shāng diàn 、 gōng shāng qǐ yè 、 zhèng fǔ bàn gōng shì dōu duǒ zài lín shí dā jiàn qǐ de ǎi qiáng hé yì duī duī shā dài hòu mian 。
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