胆小

A sheep in a tiger's skin -- outwardly strong, inwardly weak; an ass in a lion's skin -- a dressed-up weakling; a monkey in a lion's hide; appear to be tough outwardly, be timid inwardly; be fierce in appearance but weak within ; be fierce of visage but faint of heart

成语质：本性。羊虽然披上虎皮，还是见到草就喜欢，碰到豺狼就怕得发抖，它的本性没有变。比喻外表装作强大而实际上很胆小。例句～功不就，凤毛鸡胆事难成。（明·罗贯中《三国演义》第三十二回

In the pa st we have tended to see Mr Smith , not perhaps as a shrinking violet , still less as the gentle st and meekest of spirits , but rather as an electric politician .

在过去我们大概没有把史密斯先生看做是一个胆小害羞的人，更没有把他看做是一个最温柔和顺的人，而是把他看做是一个惊人的政治家。

Along the strand, there are too few shorebirds: some solitary sandpipers, least timid of the waders, but that is it.

海岸边的滨鸟很少，只有一些孤独的鹬和胆小的水禽，但事实确实是这样。

It's all only a pretence to keep the cowardly slavish common run of people quiet.

实际上满不是那么回事，那只是一套装门面的假幌子，让胆小没出息的人安分守己不乱动。

She is from West German showlines and came from a breeder with a track record of producing spooks.

它属于西德展示系，它的繁育者向来有出产&胆小狗&的纪录。

The alpha-male will be your largest and oddly enough, shyest of the group.

处于统治地位的雄鱼是最大的，最奇特的，也是最胆小的一条。

The worst of them, by the name of Hines, routinely tore apart the shyest girls with her taunts and shunning.

其中最坏的一个叫海妮丝，三天两头嘲弄、奚落最胆小的女生，让她们抬不起头。

"Nevertheless," observed Cyrus Harding, I notice that these creatures,both birds and quadrupeds, are more timid than formerly.

&可是，&赛勒斯·史密斯说，我发现这些飞禽走兽都比过去胆小了。

The courageous took to arms, the poltroons hid.

勇敢的拿起了武器，胆小的躲了起来。

I say we will never win if we don't stop being Nervous Nellies.

嗨，我们如果老是这么胆小怕事，就永远别想赢。

With Death guitarist Schuldiner adopting vocal duties, the band made a major impact on the scene.

随着死亡的吉他手Schuldiner接受主唱的职务，乐队在现实中树立了重要的影响。

But he could still end up breakfasting on Swiss-government issue muesli because all six are accused of nicking around 45 million pounds they should have paid to FIFA.

不过他最后仍有可能沦为瑞士政府&议事餐桌&上的一道早餐，因为这所有六个人都被指控把本应支付给国际足联的大约4500万英镑骗了个精光。