cowering是什么意思？

cowering

• v. 畏缩，抖缩( cower的现在分词 )；

例句

• Sonny began beating the cowering Carlo with his fists, cursing him in a thick, rage - choked voice. 桑儿一面用拳头打这个缩头缩脑的卡罗, 一面用他那气得上气不接下气的沙哑的声音咒骂.
• He stood over the cowering Herb with fists of fury. 他紧握着两个拳头怒气冲天地站在惊魂未定的赫伯面前.
• He turned his baleful glare on the cowering suspect. 他恶毒地盯着那个蜷缩成一团的嫌疑犯.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  (因恐惧而)蜷缩，畏缩
  If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
  例句
  The hostages cowered in their seats. 人质们蜷缩在座位上。