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单词 craven
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craven

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcravencra‧ven /ˈkreɪvən/ adjective  BRAVE formal completely lacking courage SYN cowardly He had a craven fear of flying.cravenly adverbExamples from the CorpuscravenIt was more than Wexford's life was worth to admit his craven fear of the lift.For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady.That was why he had voiced this craven option; soas to witness it vanishing.At times like this the back row inclined to craven panic.And most are simply too craven to steal.Origin craven (1100-1200) Perhaps from Old French crevant, present participle of crever to burst, break
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