recreant

指挥官在集结的部队面前将这名逃兵斥为懦夫。

The commander branded the deserter a ___recreant before the assembled troops.

他背弃政党原则的叛变行为令昔日的盟友震惊。

His ___recreant abandonment of the party's principles shocked his former allies.

项目遇到困难时，团队里每个懦夫都消失了，只剩两个人清理残局。

When the project ran into trouble, every ___recreant on the team vanished, leaving only two people to salvage it.