Cower

(v. i.) To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear.

(v. t.) To cherish with care.

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• No need to cower behind a gate-post, indeed! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Cowering forward for warmth and to make me a screen against the wind, the convicts were closer to me than before. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The candle was relit, and there was our wretched captive, shivering and cowering in the grasp of the detective. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• She hurried on, cowering from the white planet. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He cowered down upon his stone bed, and thought of the past. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• The slave girls upon the dais shrieked and cowered away. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• The Premier sprang to his feet with that quick, fierce gleam of his deep-set eyes before which a Cabinet has cowered. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• During this long speech the Greek made neither sound nor movement, but, like a beaten hound, cowered before the lash of Justinian's scornful words. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Jane hung her head and cowered at this, for she felt as if it was particularly directed to her. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• She cowered near to him. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Looking cautiously round, to ascertain that they were not overheard, the two hags cowered nearer to the fire, and chuckled heartily. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• He cowers and droops. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.

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