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单词 cravenly
释义
cravencra‧ven /ˈkreɪvən/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcraven
Origin:
1100-1200 Perhaps from Old French crevant, present participle of crever ‘to burst, break’
Examples
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  • And most are simply too craven to steal.
  • At times like this the back row inclined to craven panic.
  • For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady.
  • It was more than Wexford's life was worth to admit his craven fear of the lift.
  • That was why he had voiced this craven option; soas to witness it vanishing.
formal completely lacking courage SYN  cowardly:  He had a craven fear of flying.cravenly adverb
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