craven

懦弱的、膽怯的、畏縮的正式

His craven silence during the meeting disappointed everyone on the team.

他在會議上懦弱的沉默讓團隊裡的每個人都很失望。

卑怯的、可恥的貶義

The government made a craven surrender to pressure from big companies.

政府卑怯地向大企業的壓力屈服。

懦夫、膽小鬼舊式

He called the deserters cravens who had abandoned their comrades.

他罵那些逃兵是拋棄同袍的懦夫。