Moderation is therefore the very soul of this government; a moderation, I mean, founded on virtue, not that which proceeds from indolence and pusillanimity.

因此， 节制 是贵族政治的灵魂。我所指的是那种建立在品德基础之上的节制，而并非那来自怯懦和精神上的怠惰的节制。

It can be immensely hard not to think that those who offer us love are in some ways weak, mistaken, needy, craven or just defective.

我们容易认为给予我们爱的是软弱的、黏的、怯懦的、搞错状况或纯粹感情过度丰沛。

We do not admire the man of timid peace.

我们不欣赏那种怯懦安逸的。

At last a coward struck Oliver from behind with his spear.

最后，一个怯懦的士兵用长矛从背后刺向奥利弗。

In an example of just utter, craven cowardice refused to publish the book.

这些怯懦的胆鬼们拒绝出版此书。

The bards sang of the brave deeds of their ancestors and praised the accomplishments of warrior kings — and composed biting satires about cowardly or selfish leaders.

吟游歌颂祖先们的英勇事迹，赞颂战士国王的光辉伟业——也谱写辛辣的讽刺，讥诮怯懦或自私的首领。

For a minute a wild desire to run away possessed her, but that was cowardly, and the girls would laugh at her, so she resolved to stay and get out of the scrape as she could.

一时间，她只想逃走；但那是怯懦的，姐妹们嘲笑她，因此她下决心待下去，尽力摆脱困境。

What Melanie said was no more than Scarlett had been thinking but hearing it put into words infuriated her, shamed her as if her secret cowardice was written plainly in her face.

其实媚兰说的也就是思嘉一直想着的事，可是思嘉听见她说出来反而恼羞成怒了，仿佛她内心的怯懦已明明白白地流露在脸上，被媚兰看透了似的。

This idea is quite pervasive. The Jew is strong because he has advanced weapons, but in his soul, in his heart he's a coward, and so he hides behind these weapons.

怯懦的形象可谓深入心。犹太之所以强大是因为他们有先进的武器，但骨子里是懦夫，所以要靠武器来掩饰怯懦。

" There you are again! " said Miraz, now thoroughly angry. " Are you trying, to make it appear that I am as great a coward as your Lordship? "

“你又来了！”这时，弥若兹已完全被激怒了，“你是不是想让我表现出与你同样的怯懦？”

I hope I have: I am able now, methinks, Out of a fortitude of soul I feel, To endure more miseries, and greater far, Than my weak-hearted enemies dare offer.

我希望我能做到；我觉得，由于灵魂坚强了，我现在似乎也能够忍受比我那些怯懦的敌，敢于加在我身上的苦难更多更大的苦难。

I saw a sophomore in a pink dress eyeing him with timid speculation, but he didn't seem to be aware of her.

我看到一个穿着粉红色裙子的二年级生用怯懦的侥幸的神情看着他，但他似乎根本没有注意到她。

Ha! a coward wind that strikes stark naked men, but will not stand to receive a single blow.

哈！怯懦的风打击赤身裸体的，却从不站住接受一下打击。

" Do you mean to tell me, " cried Scarlett in amused amazement, " that you haven't yet asked Pa for Suellen? And you've been courting her for years" !

" 你的意思是要告诉我，" 思嘉又惊又喜地喊道，" 你还没有向我爸提出要苏伦吗？可你追求她已经好几年了！" 弗兰克的脸红了，他像个羞涩而怯懦的孩子，难为情地咧嘴笑了笑。

Anyway, he said that if I told you something, he would get me that master cylinder I need, he confessed with a sheepish grin.

“无论如何，他说如果我告诉你某件事，他就帮我弄到我需要的那个主制动引擎。”他露出一个怯懦的咧嘴一笑，坦白交代道。

If you shied away from the excruciating chiseling in of your moko design, your unfinished tattoo marked your cowardice.

如果你无法忍受纹身过程中刺针进身体的巨大痛苦，那你未完成的纹身则象征着你的怯懦。

If only he were not so shy! He reminded her of a timid old brown field rabbit.

要是他不这么胆就好了！他让她想起一只怯懦的的棕色老野兔。

With no difficulty whatever she could mutely convey the impression of a brave but timid lady, forced by brutal circumstance into a distasteful position, a helpless little lady who would probably starve if customers didn't buy her lumber.

在无论什么情况下，她可以毫不费力地无需用言语表达，就能给一种她是个勇敢而又怯懦的上等女的印象，只是被严峻的环境所迫才落到了如此不守道的地步的印象；这样一个孤弱娇的女子，要是顾客不买她的木材，她说不定饿死呢。

Something about it being cowardly for a warrior to flee certain death.

关于战士逃避必死无疑的命运是怯懦的说法。

His mood of cowardice had passed away.

他那怯懦的情绪已经消散。