timorous
🇬🇧 UK/'timәrәs/🇺🇸 US
GREB2
Definitions
adj.
Easily frightened; lacking courage; timid and shy by nature.
胆怯的,胆小的,羞怯的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.timorous nature胆怯的天性
- 2.timorous voice怯懦的声音
- 3.[timorous creature]胆小的生物
- 4.[timorous soul]懦弱的人
Example Sentences
- 1.
The timorous rabbit froze at the slightest sound in the undergrowth.
- 2.
She spoke in a timorous whisper, afraid of drawing attention to herself.
- 3.
His timorous nature made him ill-suited for a career in public speaking.