名詞 coward:

1. a person who shows fear or timidity
2. English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
   同義詞：Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward

1. They taunted him with cowardice/with being a coward.
   他們譏笑他膽怯[是膽小鬼]。
2. He is a coward by his own admission.
   他自己承認(rèn)是個膽小鬼。
3. He lay down like a coward.
   他馴服得像一個懦夫。
4. Tom is no coward.
   湯姆絕不是懦夫。
5. Coward as he is (=Though he is a coward), he can't bear such an insult.
   雖然他是懦夫，卻無法忍受這樣的侮辱。
6. Cowards die many times before their death.
   懦夫一生要經(jīng)過許多次死的痛苦。

cow.ard

n.（名詞）
One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.
膽小鬼：在面對危險和疼痛時表現(xiàn)出毫無恐懼的人

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French couard
源自 古法語 couard
from coue [tail]
源自 coue [尾巴]
from Latin cauda
源自 拉丁語 cauda

【引伸】
cow.ard
adj.（形容詞）