1 B1 习语 非正式
因为害怕或紧张,在最后一刻决定不做某事。
"He was supposed to jump off the diving board, but he chickened out at the last second."
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I was going to ask her out, but I totally chickened out.
不可分离
因为太害怕或太紧张而决定不做某事。
本来打算做一件勇敢或吓人的事,但最后一刻太害怕了,所以不做了。
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
因为害怕或紧张,在最后一刻决定不做某事。
"He was supposed to jump off the diving board, but he chickened out at the last second."
I was going to ask her out, but I totally chickened out.
因为胆怯而退出承诺、挑战或比赛。
"She chickened out of the debate at the last minute, claiming she was ill."
像鸡一样表现——在英语文化里,鸡常和“胆小”联系在一起。
本来打算做一件勇敢或吓人的事,但最后一刻太害怕了,所以不做了。
这个短语总是不及物,且不能分开。常和 'of' 连用,说明放弃了什么:'chicken out of doing something'。英式和美式英语里都很常见。也可以用来自嘲。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "chicken out" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
可互换使用的词组 — 点击已链接的可进一步了解。
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