cower

英 ['kaʊə]美 ['kaʊɚ]
  • vi. 退缩；抖缩；蜷缩；弯腰屈膝
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中文词源

cower 因恐惧而蜷缩，畏缩

来自低地德语kuren, 躺下，特指因恐惧躺倒，蜷缩，最终词源不详，可能来自PIE*sker, 弯，转，词源同curve,crumple. 其拼写比较tower,turret（炮塔，塔楼）。cow, coward, cower三词在拼写上可能存在相互影响，但是在词源上没有任何联系。

英文词源

cower (v.)
c. 1300, probably from Middle Low German *kuren "lie in wait" (Modern German kauern), or similar Scandinavian words meaning "to squat" and "to doze" (such as Old Norse kura, Danish, Norwegian kure, Swedish kura). Thus unrelated to coward. Related: Cowered; cowering.

双语例句

1. The cower unit of the Eagle is a wellsorted lithic and glauconitic marine sandstone.
伊格尔砂岩的下部单元是分选良好的岩屑质和海相海绿石质.
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2. To trample upon practice is to cower before truth.
对实践的专横就是对真理的恐惧.
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3. Although it is very cold, don't cower back. Smile amusedly and cheer.
虽然非常寒冷, 但是请不要退缩, 开心的笑一下,加油.
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4. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.
我决不会在任何一位大师面前发抖,也不会为任何恐吓所屈服.
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5. But it was him, Jim Cower, that she still felt angry at.
但是她依然很气吉姆?考渥这个人.
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