膽小鬼、懦夫
: a spiritless coward : craven
Example sentence:
In the end, their leader proved to be a traitorous poltroon whose main concern was saving his own skin.
- traitorous adj. 叛逆的、背信棄義的
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mimesis \muh-MEE-sis\ noun
模仿、【生】擬態
: imitation, mimicry
Example sentence:
Late in her career, the painter became less interested in mimesis and began to experiment in styles of abstraction.
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upbraid \up-BRAYD\ verb
責罵、訓斥
1 : to criticize severely : find fault with
*2 : to reproach severely : scold vehemently
- reproach v. 責備、訓斥
- vehemently adv. 激烈地、熱烈地、熱切地
After being late to class for the third time in a week, Marshall was upbraided by his teacher and given detention.
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