Have cold feet
害怕, 畏缩
🧩 词语组成解析
have
[hæv]
aux. 用以构成完成式及完成式的不定式，表示已经…;
vt. 有，具有;拿，取得;从事;必须，不得不;
n. 〈口〉有产者，有钱人;富国;〈英俚〉欺骗，诈骗;
have=possess持有 → 有
cold
[kold]
adj. 寒冷的;冷淡的，无情的;失去知觉的;[艺]有冷感的，冷色的;
n. 寒冷;感冒，伤风;
adv. 完全地;
feet
[[fi:t]]
pl. 脚\\nn. 尺
🗣️ 情景例句
And my wife is- uh-
我的太太她-
Shall I carry this for you?
要不要我帮您拿这件东西？
In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -- most of them wildly improbable.
在19世纪，小说家常在小说结尾处给读者准备一系列的巧合——大部分是牵强附会，极不可能的。