chicken out
vi.
<非正式> 畏缩不前
- I chickened out at the last moment. 我临阵退缩了。
- Oh, you're going to chicken out, are you? 哦, 你吓得要退缩了, 是吗？
to chicken out of doing sth 因害怕而放弃做某事
- He chickened out of playing when he saw the other team. 当他看到对阵队伍时, 吓得放弃了比赛。
- He chickened out of asking her to the party. 他没胆儿邀请她参加聚会。
chicken out
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- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
chicken out
v. phr. informal
To stop doing something because of fear; to decide not to do something after all even though previously having decided to try it. 〖非正式〗因胆怯而放弃；畏缩不前；打退堂鼓。
- I used to ride a motorcycle on the highway, but I've chickened out. 我过去一直在公路上骑摩托车，但现在已不敢骑了。
v. phr. informal
To stop doing something because of fear; to decide not to do something after all even though previously having decided to try it. 〖非正式〗因胆怯而放弃；畏缩不前；打退堂鼓。
- I used to ride a motorcycle on the highway, but I've chickened out. 我过去一直在公路上骑摩托车，但现在已不敢骑了。
- 英语>简体中文, 美国习语词典
chicken out
〈美俚〉因害怕而停止做某事,因胆小而放弃
〈美俚〉因害怕而停止做某事,因胆小而放弃
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
chicken out
(chickening, chickened,chickens)
动词词组 If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid. 因胆怯而决定不做 [非正式]
- He makes excuses to chicken out of family occasions such as weddings. 他总是找借口逃避如婚礼这样的家庭聚会。
- I had never ridden on a motor-cycle before. But it was too late to chicken out. 在那以前我从未骑过摩托车。但当时已来不及临阵脱逃。
(chickening, chickened,chickens)
动词词组 If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid. 因胆怯而决定不做 [非正式]
- He makes excuses to chicken out of family occasions such as weddings. 他总是找借口逃避如婚礼这样的家庭聚会。
- I had never ridden on a motor-cycle before. But it was too late to chicken out. 在那以前我从未骑过摩托车。但当时已来不及临阵脱逃。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典
