weak-kneed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌweak-ˈkneed adjective informal BRAVEDECIDElacking courage and unable to make your own decisions 懦弱的；缺乏决断力的

Examples from the Corpus

weak-kneed• For many years Jack Benny had a comic character on his programs named Mr Shlepperman-a timid, weak-kneed character.• a weak-kneed coward• The other two, a couple of weak-kneed cowards, had thought that was enough and run off.• Criticisms of solipsism should therefore count as criticisms of the weak-kneed scepticism embodied in foundationalism.• He stood there like a weak-kneed schoolboy who'd impulsively confessed to stealing the headmaster's wallet.

ˌweak-ˈkneed adjectiveChineseSyllable

courage and lacking to make own your Corpus unable

weak-kneed
ˌweak-ˈkneed

adjective informal
lacking courage and unable to make your own decisions

weak-kneed

BrE

/ˌwiːk ˈniːd/

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NAmE

/ˌwiːk ˈniːd/

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adjective

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informal

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lacking courage or strength 缺乏勇气的；意志薄弱的；不坚决的