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Definition of faint-hearted in English: faint-heartedadjective ˌfeɪntˈhɑːtɪdˌfeɪntˈhɑrdəd Lacking courage; timid. 胆小的，怯懦的 they were feeling faint-hearted at the prospect of war 他们因可能爆发战争而感到恐惧。 litigation is not for the faint-hearted 打官司不是懦夫的作为。 Example sentencesExamples - Shares in technology firms are not for the faint-hearted but they can also prove highly rewarding if everything goes to plan.
- Flying with ex-Red Arrows is billed as the ultimate experience for aircraft enthusiasts and daredevils, rather than the faint-hearted.
- It's not for the faint-hearted, however, and personally, I found the plot neither hugely engrossing nor entirely convincing.
- It may be a hard battle and it is not a battle for the faint-hearted.
- For all of its languid sensuality, however, The Dreamers is not a film for the faint-hearted or easily-offended.
- He's followed his Dad into the tree-felling and carting business, not a career for the soft or faint-hearted.
- Figure of Eight racing is not for faint-hearted drivers or spectators, but it provides some of the most thrilling racing on the short circuit scene.
- It is not a job for the faint-hearted - it will cost £10,000 just to strip out the still-working machinery.
- This intense study of obsession is not for the faint-hearted, but Alban Berg's tough and complex music has some unexpected moments of luculent beauty.
- A new theatre company is staging its debut production next week and it promises to be a great show, but not for the faint-hearted.
- Conditions were still not for the faint-hearted and with athletes travelling from as far away as Bath and London, this proved a tough assignment in every respect.
- We can't stop in the middle, and just because things are going tough from time to time we can't get faint-hearted here.
- A faint-hearted woman, Mirjan Akhtar, swooned and died of fright.
- Negotiating the chaos and commotion of the gridlocked Arc de Triomphe in a car is not for the faint-hearted, never mind on a tandem.
- It is not for the faint-hearted, for it throws down a gauntlet to walkers seeking an outing that is rather more challenging than a mere walk.
- It is not an undertaking for the faint-hearted.
- Don't drive to Levisham if you're a faint-hearted motorist.
- And a resident who fears his life will be blighted by the development says he has been let down by a faint-hearted planning committee.
- Riders start in a pack and race inches away from each other on lightweight track bikes with a single gear and no brakes it's not for the faint-hearted.
- Trading currencies is not for the faint-hearted - you must be prepared to face potentially heavy losses
Synonyms timid, timorous, nervous, easily scared, easily frightened, scared, fearful, afraid, trembling, quaking, cowering, daunted cowardly, craven, spiritless, spineless, pusillanimous, weak, weak-willed, unmanly, lily-livered, pigeon-hearted, weak-kneed, weakling British nervy Scottish feart informal soft, jumpy, jittery, chicken, chicken-hearted, chicken-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied, gutless, sissy, wimpy, wimpish British informal wet North American informal spooked, candy-assed North American vulgar slang chickenshit archaic recreant, poor-spirited archaic, informal funky
Definition of faint-hearted in US English: faint-heartedadjectiveˌfeɪntˈhɑrdədˌfāntˈhärdəd Lacking courage; timid. 胆小的，怯懦的 they were feeling faint-hearted at the prospect of war 他们因可能爆发战争而感到恐惧。 litigation is not for the faint-hearted 打官司不是懦夫的作为。 Example sentencesExamples - Negotiating the chaos and commotion of the gridlocked Arc de Triomphe in a car is not for the faint-hearted, never mind on a tandem.
- It is not an undertaking for the faint-hearted.
- A new theatre company is staging its debut production next week and it promises to be a great show, but not for the faint-hearted.
- It may be a hard battle and it is not a battle for the faint-hearted.
- This intense study of obsession is not for the faint-hearted, but Alban Berg's tough and complex music has some unexpected moments of luculent beauty.
- He's followed his Dad into the tree-felling and carting business, not a career for the soft or faint-hearted.
- Don't drive to Levisham if you're a faint-hearted motorist.
- Riders start in a pack and race inches away from each other on lightweight track bikes with a single gear and no brakes it's not for the faint-hearted.
- Conditions were still not for the faint-hearted and with athletes travelling from as far away as Bath and London, this proved a tough assignment in every respect.
- A faint-hearted woman, Mirjan Akhtar, swooned and died of fright.
- And a resident who fears his life will be blighted by the development says he has been let down by a faint-hearted planning committee.
- It is not for the faint-hearted, for it throws down a gauntlet to walkers seeking an outing that is rather more challenging than a mere walk.
- Figure of Eight racing is not for faint-hearted drivers or spectators, but it provides some of the most thrilling racing on the short circuit scene.
- For all of its languid sensuality, however, The Dreamers is not a film for the faint-hearted or easily-offended.
- Flying with ex-Red Arrows is billed as the ultimate experience for aircraft enthusiasts and daredevils, rather than the faint-hearted.
- Trading currencies is not for the faint-hearted - you must be prepared to face potentially heavy losses
- We can't stop in the middle, and just because things are going tough from time to time we can't get faint-hearted here.
- It's not for the faint-hearted, however, and personally, I found the plot neither hugely engrossing nor entirely convincing.
- It is not a job for the faint-hearted - it will cost £10,000 just to strip out the still-working machinery.
- Shares in technology firms are not for the faint-hearted but they can also prove highly rewarding if everything goes to plan.
Synonyms timid, timorous, nervous, easily scared, easily frightened, scared, fearful, afraid, trembling, quaking, cowering, daunted
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