wimp

英 [wɪmp] 美 [wɪmp]

• n. 懦弱的人；无用的人

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

2. a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Don't assume your wife is a wimp because she's upset over small cuts or bruises.
   当妻子偶尔因小小的割伤或划伤而难过时，千万不要把她看作一个懦弱的人。

经典引文

• Goalies were wimps if they wore facemasks.

  出自：Ice Hockey News Review

• She's such a wimp If only she had some guts.

  出自：Quarterly

词汇搭配

• wimp 懦弱的人

近反义词

【近义词】

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