贪生怕死 meaning in English
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
Examples
- 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。