chicken out

['tʃikin aut]

因害怕而停止做某事, 退缩

例句与用法：

He had an appointment to see the dentist but he chickened out (of it) at the last moment.

他已预约治牙，但到时候却不敢去了。

Leave the chicken out overnight to thaw it out.

把这只鸡在外放一晚上就解冻了。

详细释义：

ph.

临阵退缩；由于害怕而终止做某事