spineless

spineless

英[ˈspaɪnləs]美[ˈspaɪnləs]

adj.<贬>没有骨气的，懦弱的，（动物）无脊椎的；

例句

a spineless coward胆小的懦夫

During his life Confucius loathed spineless, fawning sycophants, but he particularly phony gentlemen who appeared respectable.孔子一生不耻没气节或巧言令色的小人, 但他尤其*痛恶与貌似恭谨的伪君子为伍.

And you can laugh a spineless laugh!懦弱的人们,你们笑吧!

Teachers usually are pretty spineless , but you university professors are even worse.大凡教书的人总是那么灰色的, 大学教授更甚.

How long will I endure the insincere prayers of your spineless subjects?我究竟还要忍耐多久你这种虚情假意的祷告?

...bureaucrats and spineless politicians.官僚和懦弱的*客们

同义词

spineless的同义词之：

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

没有骨气的;懦弱的

If you say that someone is spineless, you mean that they are afraid to take action or oppose people when they should.

例句

英汉词典释义

adj.

<贬>没有骨气的;懦弱的

(动物)无脊椎的

adv.

n.

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. weak in willpower

2. lacking courage or vitality;