プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
おくびょう【臆病】
cowardice; timidity
臆病な cowardly; timid(▼timidは小心な,cowardlyはいくじない)
娘は臆病で暗がりを恐がる
My daughter is so timid that she's afraid of the dark.
うちの犬はひどく臆病だ
Our dog is a terrible coward.
この臆病者
You coward!
臆病風に吹かれる
彼は宝石店に押し入る直前に臆病風に吹かれて逃げ出した
Just before breaking into the jewelry store, he panicked [lost his nerve] and ran away.