fainthearted
英['fe?nth'ɑ:t?d]
美[?fent?hɑrt?d]
例句
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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ADJ-GRADED
膽怯的;畏怯的
If you describe someone or their behaviour as faint-hearted, you mean that they are not very confident and do not take strong action because they are afraid of failing.
例句
This is no time to be faint-hearted...
現在不是怯懦的時候。
The voters may be ready to punish the politicians who devised a faint-hearted solidarity pact.
選民們也許已經作好準備，去懲罰那些制訂了懦弱的團結協定的政客。
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PHRASE
不適于怯懦的人
If you say that something is not for the faint-hearted, you mean that it is an extreme or very unusual example of its kind, and is not suitable for people who like only safe and familiar things.
例句
It's a film about a serial killer and not for the faint-hearted.
這部電影是講一個連環殺手的，不適合膽小的人看。
英英詞典釋義