Chicken out
临阵退缩
🧩 词语组成解析
chicken
['tʃɪkɪn]
n. 鸡;鸡肉;胆小鬼;懦夫;
adj. 胆怯的;幼小的;胆小的;
vi. 以畏缩的方式去做，失去勇气;在最后一刻因胆怯而退出了;
chick小鸡+en表名词 →小鸡
out
[aʊt]
adv. 出局;在外，在外部;完全，彻底;出版;
prep. （表示来源）从;（从…里）出来;（表示不在原状态）脱离;离去;
vt. 使熄灭;揭露;驱逐;
adj. 外面的;出局的;下台的;外围的;
n. 不流行;出局;
🗣️ 情景例句
often took us somewhere in the city on the weekends.
经常在周末带我们去城市的一些地方。
The moment John saw Mary, he fell head over heels in love with her.
约翰对玛丽一见倾心，给她弄得神魂颠倒了。
While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
就在他俩说话的时候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停为止。