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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-derived
timfear, afraid
+
orone who does, agent
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=timorous

Common 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.

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