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