fraidy-cat

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fraidy-cat双语例句

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1. Tom was a fraidy and wouldn't go in the water.
汤姆是个胆小鬼,不会下水去的.

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fraidy-cat英文词源

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fraidy-cat (n.)
"coward," by 1871, American English slang, from 'fraid (by 1816), childish or dialectal (African, West Indies) pronunciation of afraid, + cat (n.), perhaps in reference to the animals' instinct to scatter when startled.