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

• The dog cowered under the table when his master raised the whip.
  主人举起鞭子时，狗在桌子下边抖缩。
• 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。
• In a corner formed by two houses, of which one advanced more than the other, she seated herself down and cowered together.
  在两个房子，其中一个比另一个更先进，她坐下来，她蜷缩在一起形成一个角落。
• The dog cowered down under the table.
  那只狗吓得蜷伏在桌子底下。
• When I got out of the jacuzzi, I was limp as a noodle. Melanie stirred feebly, her hands seeking the baby, and Wade covered his eyes and cowered, too frightened to cry.
  媚兰无力地挪了挪身子，双手在寻找婴儿，韦德则用手捂着眼睛浑身哆嗦，但吓得哭不出声来了。
• The dog cowered from its master's stick.
  在主人的棍棒下，狗抖缩着。
• A weeping woman cowered on the ground.
  一个哭泣的妇女蜷伏在地上发抖。
• Alice had cowered under the blankets hiding from the bogey man, who, her elder brothers assured her, would come and get her if she so much as poked her nose out.
  艾丽斯畏缩在毛毯底下躲避那个妖怪，她哥哥使她相信，如果她把鼻子伸出来，妖怪就会来捉她。
• The dog cowered when its master beat it.
  当它的主人揍它时，狗抖缩了。
• 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。