Investors criticized the board's pusillanimous response to the sudden drop in quarterly profits.

投資人批評董事會對季度獲利驟降的回應太過懦弱。

The manager was too pusillanimous to tell the client that the shipment would be late.

經理太膽小，不敢告訴客戶這批貨會延遲送達。

Critics called the hiring committee pusillanimous for rejecting every candidate with bold new ideas.

批評者指責招募委員會膽小怕事，否決了每位有大膽新想法的應徵者。