cower

'kauә

托福GRE

v crouch or curl up
v show submission or fear

vi. 畏缩, 退缩, 抖缩

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BNC 频率

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使用频率

cower 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到与cow（牛）相关的意思，牛常被认为是温顺的动物，容易畏缩。

例句

1. The dog began to cower in the corner during the thunderstorm.

在雷暴期间，狗开始在角落里畏缩。

2. She didn't want to cower in fear, so she stood up to the bully.

她不想畏缩于恐惧，因此她勇敢地对抗了那个恶霸。

3. The child cowered behind his mother's legs when he saw the stranger.

当孩子看到陌生人时，他在母亲的腿后畏缩不前。