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单词 yellow-bellied
释义
yellow-bellied
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adj

To be yellow-bellied is to be cowardly or easily scared. If you're yellow-bellied, you're not brave. It’s the kind of word cowboys use, partner.
This word originally applied to birds that literally have a yellow belly, like the yellow-bellied sapsucker. From there, it came to mean an insult for cowards. If you're afraid to ask someone on a date, you're yellow-bellied. If you're easily frightened or spooked, you're yellow-bellied. This is often used as an insult or challenge, like "What are you, yellow-bellied?!"
WORD FAMILY
yellow-bellied
USAGE EXAMPLES
An officer captured an injured yellow-bellied warbler from the front steps of a residence and took it to City Wildlife for rehabilitation.
Washington Post(Nov 01, 2016)
“Come out and show your butt-ugly face, you yellow-bellied monster!”
Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle(2005)
A 20-inch yellow-bellied sea snake was discovered on a beach near San Diego on Tuesday, where it was placed into a bucket before dying.
The Guardian(Jan 15, 2016)
adj easily frightened
Syn
chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow
cowardly, fearful
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
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