プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３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.