craven

英 [ˈkreɪvn] 美 [ˈkreɪvn]

adj.  胆小的; 胆怯的; 怯懦的

复数:cravens

GRETEM8

BNC.13236 / COCA.27015



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 胆小的;胆怯的;怯懦的
    lacking courage

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ-GRADED 胆小的;懦弱的
      Someone who is craven is very cowardly.
      1. They condemned the deal as a craven surrender.
        他们谴责这笔交易为毫无志气的投降行为。
      2. ...his craven obedience to his employers.
        他懦弱怕事,对雇主一味地服从

    双语例句

    1. They condemned the deal as a craven surrender.
      他们谴责这笔交易为毫无志气的投降行为。
    2. A neighbour saw her talking with Craven
      一个邻居看见她在和克雷文交谈。
    3. Doctor Craven believed that the bleeding took place because aspirin prevented blood from thickening.
      医生富勒姆相信出血发生因为阿司匹林预防血液从增厚。
    4. A California doctor named Lawrence Craven first noted this effect about sixty years ago.
      一个加州劳伦斯·克拉文首先提到医生命名这个效果大约六十年前。
    5. The president of the International Paralympic Committee, Philip Craven, praised these games as a Paralympic milestone.
      国际残奥会主席克拉文称赞这届运动会是残奥会的里程碑。
    6. International Paralympic Committee President Sir Phillip Craven made the statement to a crowd at the Games 'closing ceremony earlier this month.
      国际残奥委员会主席菲利普克雷文(PhillipCraven)爵士本月初在残奥会闭幕式上对公众这样表示。
    7. At that moment, hundreds of miles away in Yorkshire, Colin was seeing the secret garden for the first time, and saying,' I'm going to live for ever and ever and ever!' But Mr Craven did not know this.
      也就在那一刻,在几百英里外的约克郡,柯林第一次见到了秘密花园,正在说着,我会永远永远活下去!
    8. Just then Mrs Medlock arrived, in her best black dress, to take Mary down to Mr Craven's room.
      这时,梅洛太太进来了。她穿上了她最好的黑色长裙,带玛丽下楼到克莱文先生的房间。
    9. 'It's like a bad joke that's been around too long. You don't want to be the one to tell it,' says Wes Craven, the director-writer behind the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' series among others.
      《猛鬼街》(NightmareonElmStreet)系列等影片的导演兼编剧韦斯?克雷文(WesCraven)说:就像一个被讲得太多的冷笑话,你不希望自己成为讲这个笑话的人。
    10. Beijing has banned advertising hoardings that promote hedonism or the craven worship of foreign products.
      北京禁止“享乐主义”广告宣传&北京禁止宣传享乐主义或崇洋媚外性质的户外广告。
    11. I had no doubt that the craven fellow would be only too pleased to back out.
      我毫不怀疑那个胆小的家伙巴不得撒手退出呢。
    12. The chance for Wright-Phillips to score his first Chelsea goal may come at Craven Cottage, if he is selected.
      小赖特-菲利浦斯为切尔西打进自己的第一个入球可能会在打富勒姆的比赛中,如果他选择。
    13. I know which lords are brave and which are craven, which are loyal and which are venal. I can deliver allies to her.
      我知道如何区分勇武的领主和那些胆小鬼们,哪些是忠犬而哪些仅是些墙头草,我可以为她征召到同盟。
    14. "Small businesses are often frightened by their own pricing," says Craven.
      克雷文说:小企业经常被自己的定价吓倒。
    15. He made no empty promises, nor the craven excuse that his hands were tied by more powerful forces in the world than himself.
      他不许空的诺言,也不找怯懦的借口,说他的手被世界上比他自己更强大的力量束缚住了。
    16. Since the nightmare at Craven Cottage before Christmas, United have won10 Premier League games, drawn two and lost one – and that's undoubtedly title winning form.
      自从圣诞节克拉文别墅的噩梦之后,曼联已经在联赛中取得了10胜2平1负的佳绩。无疑这是冠军的状态。
    17. If you think of God as that craven image, then I think that is not very commendable, but if the reason for not loving craven images, you know idols, because they are things and God is pure spirit.
      如果你认为上帝是猥琐的形象,那么我想,那是不值得赞扬的,但是如果,不爱猥琐形象的原因,你们知道偶像,因为他们是物体,而上帝是纯精神。
    18. He found his form at Craven Cottage and made a positive impression on Blues chief Jose Mourinho during the summer.
      他在克拉文农场找到了自己的状态,并且在夏天给蓝军主帅穆里尼奥留下了深刻的印象。
    19. To back down would be a craven surrender to political correctness and an abdication of what I believe to be the main responsibility of this committee-to protect America from a terrorist attack.
      放弃意味着懦弱,意味着向政治正确性投降,意味着放弃了该委员会主要的责任&保护美国免受恐怖主义袭击。
    20. "These are the greatest Paralympic Games EVER," said IPC President of the Craven.
      “这是有史以来人类最伟大的一届残奥会”,国际残奥委会主席克雷文说。
    21. "He gave us a sense of dignity by not being craven, unlike Egypt's Hosni Mubarak," says one Syrian analyst of Mr Assad's relationship with America.
      “与穆巴拉克不同,阿萨德给我们一种不容侵犯的尊严感”,一位来自叙利亚分析阿陈萨德与美国关系的人士指出。
    22. Louise Craven, What Are Archives? Cultural and Theoretical Perspectives: A Reader.
      路易丝•克雷文,《档案馆是什么?文化和理论视角:一个读者》。
    23. CRAVEN MPs were last night accused of cowardice and betrayal after rejecting a referendum on the European Union in a crunch Commons vote.
      昨晚的公投证实了国会议员的懦弱、胆小和背叛,他们拒绝针对退出欧盟投票。
    24. Here also over these craven hearts his shadow lies and on the scoffer's heart and lips and on mine.
      他的影子也投射在这些怯懦的心灵上,在嘲笑者的心坎和嘴唇上,也在我的心坎和嘴唇上。
    25. He was a yellow gutless worm; a spineless craven fellow.
      他是个胆小的、没勇气的可怜虫;一个软弱、胆小的家伙。
    26. "I will be excited if she stays here," interrupted Craven, his eyes beginning to look sparkling.
      “如果她能留下来,我会很激动,”克来文插话,他的眼睛开始发光。
    27. Three more Reds could be in opposition on Wednesday when South Korea take on Denmark in a friendly at Craven Cottage.
      韩国周三将在克拉文别墅和丹麦打一场友谊赛。
    28. Tim Howard turned in another fine performance, but was unable to prevent Fulham beating Everton at Craven Cottage.
      霍华德又一次有出色的表现,但是却不能阻止富勒姆在克拉文别墅带走3分。
    29. Blues, craven, personation skilled; prey eyes and sharp teeth.
      忧郁,怯懦,会易容术;灰色眼睛。牙齿锋利。
    30. The Frenchman recently refused to sign a new contract which would have made him the highest paid player in Fulham history, so it seems likely that he will leave Craven Cottage this year.
      这名法国人最近拒绝了富勒姆提供的一份创俱乐部历史最高年新纪录的新合同,看来今年他极有可能要离开克拉文农场了。