cower

verbA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

cowers

V_ing/Gerund

cowering

V_ed/pp

cowered

1.
(intransitive)To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over.
Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire.
2.
(archaic, intransitive)To crouch in general.
3.
(transitive)To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.
4.
(figuratively, intransitive)To be a coward; to hide away or refuse to face opposition due to fear.
5.
(obsolete, transitive)To cherish with care.

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

coweringlyuncoweringcowerercoward cowardice

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English couren, cowre, from kûren (to lie in wait; linger) or from - (kúra to doze); according to Pokorny, all are ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (to curve, bend), see also.