cowered

英 [ˈkaʊəd]

美 [ˈkaʊərd]

v.  (因恐惧而)蜷缩，畏缩，退缩
cower的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB (因恐惧而)蜷缩，畏缩
  If youcower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
  1. The hostages cowered in their seats.
     人质们蜷缩在座位上。

双语例句

• The frightened child cowered in the corner; too shocked and scared to move.
  那个受了惊吓的小孩缩进了角落里；太震惊、恐惧以至于不能动。
• Would she have cowered at your outstretched hand?
  她会躲开你伸过来的手吗？
• He leapt up from his concealment, but he cowered back.
  他从隐蔽处纵身跳出，但又马上退了回来。
• In a basket swung from his neck cowered a dozen very recent puppies of an indeterminate breed.
  他脖子上挂着一个篮子，里面蹲着十几条新出世的、难以确定品种的小狗崽子。
• The dog cowered under the table when his master raised the whip.
  主人举起鞭子时，狗在桌子下边抖缩。
• The dog cowered when its master beat it.
  当它的主人揍它时，狗抖缩了。
• He cowered away/ back as she raised her hand to hit him.
  她扬手打他，他立即退缩开[向后退缩]。
• The dog seemed to realize she'd done something wrong as she cowered down in the corner.
  这条狗看来意识到她做错了事，因为她蜷缩在墙角里。
• Uncle Andrew cowered away from her.
  安德鲁舅舅抖抖索索地站到一边。
• If you've ever had a dog, you know the signature canine guilty look: ears back, head cowered, tail tucked.
  如果你养过狗，那你肯定知道狗狗们的内疚脸：耳朵朝后，脑袋瑟瑟发抖，尾巴蜷成一团。