wuss

FREQ #16343

n. <俚>懦弱的人, 无用的人

发音

AU /wʊs/
其它 /wʉs/
SCOT /wʉs/

词形变化

wusses 复数 wusses wussed wusses 三单 wussing wussing 现在分词 wussed 过去式 wussed 过去分词

别名

whuss woose wus

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.

    贬义 俚语

    1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.

    ...if you got a reputation as a wuss around the league, nobody else would ever even trade for you, or pick you up if you got cut.

    And finally, don't be a wuss. Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.

    ...stop, study the map, and wait for the others. It's better to be a wuss than a stud.

v.
  1. 1.

    Only used in wuss out

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

weakling doormat

上位词 6

someone person somebody soul individual mortal

下位词 6

chicken wimp crybaby softie softy namby-pamby

相关短语

wuss out I wiss

词源

1976–1981 in US college slang. Perhaps abbreviated from wussy, or blend of wimp and puss. Compare earlier wussy.

来源：wiktionary