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chicken-hearted
chick·en-heart·ed (chĭk′ən-här′tĭd)adj. Lacking courage; cowardly.
chick′en·heart′ed·ness n.chicken-hearted or chicken-liveredadjeasily frightened; cowardly ˌchicken-ˈheartedly adv ˌchicken-ˈheartedness nchick′en-heart`ed
adj. fearful; cowardly. [1675–85, Amer.] Translationschicken (ˈtʃikin) noun1. a young bird, especially a young hen. She keeps chickens. 小雞 小鸡2. its flesh used as food. a plate of fried chicken. 雞肉 鸡肉3. (slang.) a coward. （俚）膽小鬼 （俚）胆小鬼 ˌchicken-ˈhearted adjective cowardly. 膽怯的 胆怯的ˈchicken-pox noun an infectious disease with fever and red itchy spots. 水痘 水痘chicken out to avoid doing something because of cowardice. He chickened out at the last minute. 臨陣脫逃 因害怕而停止做某事，退缩 chicken-hearted
chicken-heartedCowardly or fearful. I'm not surprised that Tom didn't come to the rally—he's too chicken-hearted to defend his beliefs in public.chicken-heartedcowardly. Yes, I'm a chicken-hearted softie. I never try anything too risky.chicken-hearted mod. cowardly. He’s chicken-hearted, but I still love him. EncyclopediaSeechicken |