Cower
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 畏缩, 蜷缩
- ［英］ v. 畏缩, 蜷缩 ( to crouch or huddle up from fear or cold)
- ［类］ fear : cower / anger : rant ( 畏缩是害怕的表现 / 咆哮是愤怒的表现) 反义词: brazenly confront ( 悍然面对) ; bristle ( 怒发冲冠)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
intransitive verb
- Etymology: Middle English couren, probably from Middle Low German kūren
- Date: 14th century
- to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
- Synonyms: see fawn
