时间:2019-02-21 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


英语课

   “怂“这个字几乎被国内外的朋友们玩坏了。在国内,人们通常用”怂“来形容那些软弱无能的人。可是不知道哪个朋友竟然把它拆解为“从心”(follow your heart),这样错误的翻译,真让人哭笑不得。下面,英语君带着大家看看老外是如何用英语表达“怂”的吧。


  怂
  (1)coward 懦夫
  I was, to my shame, a coward.
  我很惭愧,我是个懦夫。
  He's a coward and a bully 1 who confuses physical strength with manhood.
  他是一个懦夫,一个分不清蛮力和大丈夫气概的恃强凌弱者。
  But, at the same time, I admit that I was born a coward.
  但是同时我不得不承认我是一个天生的懦夫。
  I would be a coward if I left now.
  如果我现在离开,就成了一个懦夫。
  (2)wimp 2 软骨头
  But he looks like such a wimp: I'm afraid he doesn't have the guts 3 to handle a realcrisis when it comes up.
  可是,他看起来像个软骨头。 我担心,在真正发生危机的时候,他可能不会有足够的勇气来处理问题。
  I was a wimp.
  我是个窝囊废。
  What a wimp that boy is!
  那真是个没有骨气的男孩。
  (3)weakling 没用的人
  Think that weakling is a worthy 4 opponent?
  你认为那个懦夫配做我的对手吗?
  Next time I'll leave you in the trash, weakling!
  下次我不帮你了,没用的家伙!
  You are a miserable 5 weakling.
  你是一个可怜的弱者。
  (4)wuss 胆小鬼
  Are you being a wuss?
  你想当胆小鬼?
  I'll tell you what kind-a coward, a wuss.
  我告诉你们,是懦夫,是胆小鬼!
  (5)craven 懦夫
  No man wants to be thought a craven person.
  没有人希望被人认为是个懦夫。
  A hero risks his life to help others; a craven runs from the scene.
  英雄冒着生命危险去帮助别人;而懦夫却临阵脱逃。

n.恃强欺弱者,小流氓;vt.威胁,欺侮
  • A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
  • The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。
n.无用的人
  • The more she called her husband a wimp,the more timid he became.她越叫她先生懦夫,他就越胆小怯懦。
  • I hate those who get on their high horses in front of wimps.我最恨那些在弱者面前盛气凌人的人。
v.狼吞虎咽,贪婪地吃,飞碟游戏(比赛双方每组5人,相距15码,互相掷接飞碟);毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的第三人称单数 );取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 );内脏;消化道的下段;肠
  • I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净,我只需烧一下即可。
  • Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
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