
初中,高中,CET4,CET6,GRE
vt. 威胁,恐吓(cow 的过去式和过去分词)
She was easily cowed by people in authority.
她很容易被有权势的人吓住。
By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed.
到了这时候她被这些殴打吓得不行,以至温顺地服从。
The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy.
政府根本没有被这些威胁吓倒,发誓要继续执行自己的政策。
With difficulty he turned to look for his friend and saw him at his side cowed, stricken, and trembling violently.
他艰难地转过身去寻找他的朋友,却看见他在他身边诚惶诚恐,吓得发抖。
He is not the kind of child who is likely to be cowed into submission.
他并不是那种吓一吓就可能就范的孩子。
milk cow
奶牛;乳牛
dairy cow
n. 奶牛;乳牛
cash cow
摇钱树;巨大财源
cow leather
牛皮
milch cow
摇钱树,财源;乳牛
单词“cowed”的详细解释
“Cowed”是动词“cow”的过去分词形式,主要表示通过恐吓、威胁或施加压力使某人感到畏惧或顺从。该词源自中古英语“couen”,与古北欧语“kúga”(压迫)相关,词义演变中始终保留“压制性力量”的核心概念。
语义解析
“Cowed”强调因外界强势干预而产生的被动心理状态。例如:“The protesters were cowed by the sudden police presence”(抗议者因警察突然出现而退缩)。这种畏惧常伴随行动上的妥协或沉默,区别于单纯恐惧(如“afraid”)。
语境应用
语言对比
近义词“intimidated”侧重即时威胁,而“cowed”隐含长期心理弱势;“subdued”则偏重结果状态,不强调施压过程。
权威参考来源:牛津英语词典(Oxford English Dictionary)、梅里亚姆-韦伯斯特词典(Merriam-Webster)、剑桥英语语料库(Cambridge English Corpus)。
单词cowed 的详细解释如下:
表示因受到威胁、恐吓或压迫而表现出恐惧、顺从或胆怯 的状态。通常描述因外界压力(如权威、暴力或强势行为)导致的心理退缩。
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