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

• Would she have cowered at your outstretched hand?
  她会躲开你伸过来的手吗？
• The child cowered away from the angry man.
  小孩被那个发火的人吓得跑开了。
• If you've ever had a dog, you know the signature canine guilty look: ears back, head cowered, tail tucked.
  如果你养过狗，那你肯定知道狗狗们的内疚脸：耳朵朝后，脑袋瑟瑟发抖，尾巴蜷成一团。
• He leapt up from his concealment, but he cowered back.
  他从隐蔽处纵身跳出，但又马上退了回来。
• The serfs cowered before the Lord of the manor.
  佃农在地主前战战兢兢的。
• He cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror.
  他蜷缩在角落里，吓得喃喃自语。
• The hostages cowered in their seats.
  人质们蜷缩在座位上。
• 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。
• 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。