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poltroon n. 懦夫,胆小鬼
a. 胆怯的 懦夫,胆小鬼胆怯的 poltroon adj 1: characterized by complete cowardliness n 1: an abject coward [ synonym: { poltroon}, { craven}, { recreant}] Poltroon \ Pol* troon"\, n. [ F. poltron, from It. poltrone an idle fellow, sluggard, coward, poltro idle, lazy, also, bed, fr. OHG. polstar, bolstar, cushion, G. polster, akin to E. bolster. See { Bolster}.] An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean- spirited wretch. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Poltroon \ Pol* troon"\, a. Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly. [ 1913 Webster] 21 Moby Thesaurus words for " poltroon": arrant coward, base, caitiff, chicken, coward, craven, dastard, dastardly, dunghill, dunghilly, funk, funker, gutless, lily- livered, poltroonish, pusillanimous, quitter, recreant, sneak, spunkless, unmanly
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