lily-livered [ˈlɪli lɪvərd]

例句:

• He called me a lily - livered coward, and I umbrage at the insult.
  他说我是个胆小的懦夫, 这种侮辱让我很生气.
  
• Mark is too lily - livered to dive off the high board.
  马克太胆小,不敢从高台跳水.
  
• A miracle healing of Bob Sura would help put some heart into this lily - livered outfit.
  如果苏拉能够奇迹般地康复,那么这个懦弱的球队可能会更有斗心.
  
• Upstairs is Lily, a cigar and whisky room.
  来自WSJ
• One, Philippe is a pea-brained, yellow-livered imbecile.
  来自NEWYORKER
• Either way, Original Silence is not for lily-livered listeners.
  来自BBC