释义 |
noun | verb wimpwimp1 /wɪmp/ noun [countable] informal ETYMOLOGYwimp1Origin: 1900-2000 Perhaps from whimper 1someone who has a weak character and is too afraid to do something difficult2a man who is thin and physically weak—wimpy (also wimpish) adjective noun | verb wimpwimp2 verb VERB TABLEwimp |
Present | I, you, we, they | wimp | | he, she, it | wimps | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | wimped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have wimped | | he, she, it | has wimped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had wimped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will wimp | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have wimped |
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Present | I | am wimping | | he, she, it | is wimping | | you, we, they | are wimping | Past | I, he, she, it | was wimping | | you, we, they | were wimping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been wimping | | he, she, it | has been wimping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been wimping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be wimping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been wimping |
wimp out phrasal verb spoken to not do something that you intended to do, because you do not feel brave enough, strong enough, etc. |