pusillanimous

Definitions

Common Collocations

• 1.pusillanimous response懦弱的回应
• 2.[pusillanimous behavior]胆怯的行为
• 3.pusillanimous leader懦弱无能的领导人
• 4.[pusillanimous retreat]怯懦的退缩

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The senator's pusillanimous refusal to take a stand disappointed his constituents deeply.

• 2.

  History judges pusillanimous leaders harshly, especially those who appeased aggressors.

• 3.

  It would be pusillanimous to back down from the challenge simply out of fear of failure.