" I had not thought you so great a coward, " I sneered.

" 我没有你那么胆小怕事。" 我瞧不起他。

But he always was so nervous and fussy and old maidish.

可他却总是这样胆小怕事，小题大作，像个老处女似的。

But Rockefeller didn't become the richest man in American history by cowering in fear.

但洛克菲勒之所以成为美国历史上的首富 靠的不是胆小怕事。

That would probably upset Frank, for he was timid and fond of the approbation of his friends.

这也许让弗兰克为难，因为他胆小怕事，而且喜欢朋友们称赞他。

" My c-a-p, " timidly said the " new fellow, " casting troubled looks round him.

" 我的… … 帽… … 帽子。" 新生心神不定，眼睛左右张望，胆小怕事地说。

All my life, I've been afraid. And who wouldn't be?

我这辈子都很胆小怕事 换谁不呢？

They chose my client knowing she was timid and would make an easy mark.

他们之所以选中我的当事人，是因为知道她胆小怕事，容易摆布。

A scared, under educated kid from Tacoma who never accomplishes anything, because that's what you believe.

个来自塔科马的胆小怕事、受教育程度低的孩子，他事无成， 因为你就是这么相信的。

Their intention to become husband and wife, at first halting and timorous, had accumulated momentum with the lapse of hours, till it now bore down every obstacle in its course.

他们结为夫妻的打算， 起初犹豫不决， 胆小怕事，随着时间的流逝， 势头越来越大， 直现在克服了过程中的每个障碍。