pusillanimous
美 [ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs]英 [ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs]
- adj.胆怯的;懦弱的;怯懦的
pusillanimous
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The pusillanimous man would not defend his own family .
软弱无力的人不会保卫他自己的家。
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The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence .
当局对暴行只是进行了谴责,真是太胆小怕事了。
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He 's too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents .
他太懦弱了,不能勇敢地面对他的对手。
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It is time the Fund 's top brass said so publicly and , by refusing to lend more without a deal on debt , pushed Europe 's pusillanimous politicians into doing the right thing .
是让国际货币基金组织高层对此公开表示,并且通过拒绝借更多钱给尚未处理债务问题的国家,来促使欧洲那些谨小慎微的政治家做正确的事情了的时候。
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Moderation , cooperation , compromise , and bipartisanship are lame reflections of a pusillanimous past and of a " pathetic and exhausted leadership " incapable of winning elections .
中庸、合作、妥协以及两党关系则是昔日优柔寡断和无法赢得大选的“悲凉无望的领导班子”的残缺写照。