chicken out
英 [ˈtʃɪkɪn aʊt]
美 [ˈtʃɪkɪn aʊt]
(由于害怕)退出,临阵退缩
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB (由于害怕)退出,临阵退缩
If someonechickens out ofsomething they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid.- His mother complains that he makes excuses to chicken out of family occasions such as weddings...
他妈妈抱怨他找借口躲避家庭聚会,如婚礼之类的。 - I had never ridden on a motorcycle before. But it was too late to chicken out.
那以前我从没骑过摩托车。不过,想退缩已经来不及了。
- His mother complains that he makes excuses to chicken out of family occasions such as weddings...
英英释义
verb
- remove oneself from an obligation
- He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
双语例句
- Often she will chicken out? C she will not go out alone at night.
她总是胆小,她晚上总是不敢自己出去的。 - She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them.
然后她把鸡骨头打包回家,做成了汤。 - I was afraid if Mom answered that I would chicken out and tell her instead.
害怕如果应声开门的是母亲,我会因胆怯而对她说出那几个字。 - Mei-yu: You've been saying that for weeks. Don't be chicken. Ask her out!
美玉:你已经这麽讲了几个礼拜了。不要这麽胆小。约她出去啊! - She cooks the best fried chicken in the world* gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could
她能做出世界上最美味的炸鸡,能帮我清理掉我从来不能够清理的牛仔裤上的污渍 - I had never ridden on a motorcycle before. But it was too late to chicken out.
那以前我从没骑过摩托车。不过,想退缩已经来不及了。 - But Griz stuck his paw into his food pail, where he grabbed a piece of chicken out of the bucket and threw it toward the starving kitten.
可是灰熊却把爪子伸进了食桶,抓出一块鸡肉,朝饥肠辘辘的小猫扔去。 - His mother complains that he makes excuses to chicken out of family occasions such as weddings
他妈妈抱怨他找借口躲避家庭聚会,如婚礼之类的。 - The band couldn't perform because the singer chickened out backstage. ( chicken out)
这个乐团不能表演,因为主唱在后台临阵退缩了。 - When I got there, Mom was getting a little chicken pot pie out of the oven for me.
当我回到家,母亲正从烤炉里拿出一小块鸡肉馅饼给我。