Meaning of 缩头缩脑
缩头缩脑 means cowering; shrinking back; cringing; timid; cowardly; afraid to take responsibility. Pronounced suō tóu suō nǎo.
- cowering; shrinking back; cringing
- timid; cowardly; afraid to take responsibility
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
suō缩
tóu头
suō缩
nǎo脑
de地
duǒ躲
zài在
rén人
qún群
hòu后
miàn面
，
shēng生
pà怕
bèi被
diǎn点
míng名
。
He cowered behind the crowd, afraid of being called on.
Tiān天
qì气
tài太
lěng冷
le了
，
tā他
dòng冻
de得
suō缩
tóu头
suō缩
nǎo脑
de的
。
It was so cold that he was shivering and shrinking into himself.
Bù不
yào要
suō缩
tóu头
suō缩
nǎo脑
de的
，
dà大
dǎn胆
shuō说
chū出
nǐ你
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
Don't be so timid; speak up and share your ideas.