cravenly cling to life instead of braving death; afraid to risk one's neck; be mortally afraid of death; care for nothing but saving one's skin; cling to life not withstanding dishonour; cowardly; cling to life and fear death; prefer life to dishonour
偷生怕死 cling to life and be scared of death; live dishonourably for fear of death
贪生 cravenly cling to life; care for nothing but saving one's skin
生怕 for fear that; so as not to; lest 生怕失败 for fear of failure; 生怕吵醒某人 be fearful of wakening sb.; 人们生怕这场大雪会中断铁路(运输)。 fears are entertained that the railway will be blocked by the snow
怕死 fear death; be afraid of death 一不怕苦, 二不怕死 fear neither hardship nor death; 怕死鬼 coward
He had certainly shown the white feather in his regiment . 他在部队里当然是贪生怕死的。
The soldiers proved themselves chicken-hearted and ran away . 士兵表现得贪生怕死,逃跑了。
You think i feel like i deserve to be here 你以为我贪生怕死?
Perhaps , too , the natural and instinctive love of life made me wish to avoid endangering my own 或许,也是那种贪生怕死的本能使我想避免冒险吧。
" is it true that you were turned out of the regiment because you were afraid to fight a duel ? " she asked suddenly , apropos of nothing - and her eyes flashed “您是因为贪生怕死,害怕决斗,被人从步兵团赶出来的,是真的吗? ”她突然吹毛求疵地问道,两只眼睛闪闪发亮。