| 释义 |
ˈcoward-like, a. and adv.
[see -like.]
Like, or after the manner of, a coward; cowardly.
1587Turberv. Trag. T. (1837) 36 With naked sworde he preast to do the deed, And came behinde, full cowardlyke to speed. 1640Epitaph in Herald & Geneal. (1865) III. 378 Ling'ring, slow, and coward-like delay. 1805Southey Madoc in W. iv, Those..who..coward-like return'd to meet Mockery and shame. 1870Bryant Iliad I. vi. 204 To..shun the conflict, coward-like. |