Chicken-hearted
a. 胆怯的, 无勇气的, 软弱的
📖 牛津释义
chicken-hearted
adj lacking courage; cowardly 缺乏勇气的; 胆小的.
🧩 词语组成解析
chicken
['tʃɪkɪn]
n. 鸡;鸡肉;胆小鬼;懦夫;
adj. 胆怯的;幼小的;胆小的;
vi. 以畏缩的方式去做，失去勇气;在最后一刻因胆怯而退出了;
chick小鸡+en表名词 →小鸡
a. 有...心(肠)的
🗣️ 情景例句
Don't get so excited about it.
别因为这事儿太激动。
A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。
At lunchtime, the tourist thanked him and gave him ten pounds, which was a lot of money in those days.
午餐时，这位游客向他表示感谢，并给了他10英镑。这在当时可算是一大笔钱了。