Anne cowered among the pillows and hid her face in her thin hands. She knew so well that this was true.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
Helene cowered, looked at her mother, dried her eyes, struggled for composure, and took refuge in the next room.英文原著 · 《A Woman of Thirty》
The intoxication of noise, cold, and fatigue drowned all in their brain. They were merely two pillars of stiffened human flesh, held up by the helm; two strong beasts, cowering, but determined they would not be overwhelmed.英文原著 · 《AN ICELAND FISHERMAN》
They fled, cowering like leopards. Sylvestre ran after them, although he had two wounds--a lance-thrust in the thigh and a deep gash in his arm; but feeling nothing save the intoxication of battle, that unreasoning fever that comes of vigorous blood, gives lofty courage to simple souls, and made the heroes of antiquity.英文原著 · 《AN ICELAND FISHERMAN》
"Him fella die too much."
"You sing out, him fella brother belong you die too much," the white man went on in threatening tones. "I cross too much along you. What name you sing out, eh? You fat-head make um brother belong you die dose up too much. You fella finish sing out, savvee? You fella no finish sing out I make finish damn quick."
He threatened the wailer with his fist, and the black cowered down, glaring at him with sullen eyes. "Sing out no good little bit," the white man went on, more gently. "You no sing out.英文原著 · 《Adventure》
Desperate measures are now to be resorted to. On the lawn a line of men forms. They bend their necks, cowering before the fierce glow, but daring it, and prepared to face it at even closer range. You are to witness now an exhibition of that heroism which is commoner with us than we think, that spirit of do and dare which mocks at danger and even welcomes pain. It is a far finer sentiment than the cold-hearted calculation which looks ahead, and figures out first whether it is worth while or not.英文原著 · 《Back Home》
So if I'm there, I'm telling the story that I'm not cowering, I'm not hiding, I'm not defeated.美剧 · 《Billions》
And he'd look at my cowering mother and scream, "What the hell do I look like, a goddamned pancake eater'?" And then he'd storm out.美剧 · 《Billions》
It's a hell of a lot better than cowering in here.美剧 · 《Suits》
I give a shit whether they think they can take me down, which is why I'm not going to cower in some pro bono corner, trying to convince them that I'm friendly.美剧 · 《Suits》