cowed

英 [kaʊd]

美 [kaʊd]

adj.  使感到胆怯的; 自惭形秽的
v.  恐吓; 吓唬; 威胁; 胁迫
cow的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：cowed　过去式：cowed　

BNC.37062 / COCA.35294

牛津词典

adj.

• 使感到胆怯的；自惭形秽的
  made to feel afraid and that you are not as good as sb else

柯林斯词典

• See also:He kept a few dairy cows...Dad went out to milk the cows....a herd of cows.cattle
• N-COUNT 雌性动物(如雌象、雌鲸等)
  Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are calledcows.
  1. ...a cow elephant.
     雌象
• 婆娘;娘儿们
  If someone describes a woman as acow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid.
• VERB 恐吓;威胁;把…吓住
  If someoneis cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated.
  1. The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy.
     该政府丝毫没有被这些威胁吓住，发誓要继续执行其政策。
  2. ...cowing them into submission.
     胁迫他们顺从
• PHRASE 很长时间;长期
  If you say that someone can do somethinguntil the cows come home, but it will have no effect, you are emphasizing that it will have no effect even if they do it for a very long time.
  1. You can initiate policies until the cows come home, but unless they're monitored at a senior level, you won't get results.
     你可以花很长时间来制定政策，但除非高层对之进行监管，否则不会有效果。
• See also:mad cow diseasesacred cow

双语例句

• He is not the kind of child who is likely to be cowed into submission.
  他并不是那种吓一吓就可能就范的孩子。
• We can never be cowed into submission.
  我们决不会受恐吓而屈服。
• Potential rivals were so cowed by her popularity that no-one dared challenge her for the leadership.
  由于她深得人心，那些潜在的竞争者都被镇住，无人敢向她挑战领导地位。
• Mr Bernanke showed then that he was not cowed.
  后来，伯南克表现出，他并没有被吓倒。
• He cowed them with his hard eyes like a tamer among beasts.
  他以严厉的眼光吓他们，活象兽群中间的驯兽师。
• The anger of such a woman, at such a moment, would have cowed even him.
  这样一个女人在这样一个时刻的怒火，就连他也会吓坏的。
• Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.
  情绪或态度谦逊；使人想起谦让的温和甚至是牛一般的柔顺。
• One of the men sipped from a glass of water, looking wary but not cowed.
  其中一个人吸了瓶子里装的水，看起来机警而不懦弱。
• He cowed the boy into doing something illegal.
  他威吓她要这男孩做不法之事。
• The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy.
  该政府丝毫没有被这些威胁吓住，发誓要继续执行其政策。