cowered

英 [ˈkaʊəd]

美 [ˈkaʊərd]

v.  (因恐惧而)蜷缩，畏缩，退缩
cower的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB (因恐惧而)蜷缩，畏缩
  If youcower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
  1. The hostages cowered in their seats.
     人质们蜷缩在座位上。

双语例句

• The dog cowered when its master beat it.
  当它的主人揍它时，狗抖缩了。
• A weeping woman cowered on the ground.
  一个哭泣的妇女蜷伏在地上发抖。
• The child cowered away from the angry man.
  小孩被那个发火的人吓得跑开了。
• The dog seemed to realize she'd done something wrong as she cowered down in the corner.
  这条狗看来意识到她做错了事，因为她蜷缩在墙角里。
• The serfs cowered before the Lord of the manor.
  佃农在地主前战战兢兢的。
• The condemned prisoner cowered and began to whimper for clemency. The accused pleaded for mercy in the law court
  那个被判罪的囚犯抖缩著并开始抽泣请求宽恕。在法庭上，被告请示宽
• Would she have cowered at your outstretched hand?
  她会躲开你伸过来的手吗？
• The condemned prisoner cowered and began to whimper for clemency.
  那个被判罪的囚犯抖缩着并开始抽泣请求宽恕。
• Alice had cowered under the blankets hiding from the bogey man, who, her elder brothers assured her, would come and get her if she so much as poked her nose out.
  艾丽斯畏缩在毛毯底下躲避那个妖怪，她哥哥使她相信，如果她把鼻子伸出来，妖怪就会来捉她。
• The frightened child cowered in the corner; too shocked and scared to move.
  那个受了惊吓的小孩缩进了角落里；太震惊、恐惧以至于不能动。