poltroon
UK/pɒl'tru:n/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A complete and contemptible coward.
懦夫；胆小鬼
adj.
Utterly cowardly.
胆怯的；懦弱的
Root Breakdown
Loanwordpoltroonother
=poltroon
Common Collocations
- 1.utter poltroon十足的懦夫
- 2.[contemptible poltroon]可鄙的胆小鬼
- 3.branded a poltroon被称为懦夫
- 4.call someone a poltroon骂某人是懦夫
Example Sentences
- 1.
The soldiers despised him as a poltroon who fled at the first sign of danger.
- 2.
History has branded him a poltroon for abandoning his comrades on the battlefield.