校园英语口语习惯用语 第62期:chicken out

校园英语口语习惯用语 第62期:chicken out  

chicken out 由于胆怯而收兵
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,【讲解】,此处的chicken是动词,常用来指“胆怯”，所以短语chicken out的意思是“由于胆怯而收兵,退缩”。
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,【对话】,A:Have you made your decision? But it's really dagerous.,A:你已经决定了吗？但这确实很危险。,B:Whatever you say, I won't chicken out on things I'm determined to do.,B：不管你说什么，我只要决定了要做的事，是不会退缩的。,A:Stop talking big. You can't fool me. I'm afraid you don't know how to do it at all.,A:别说大话。你哄不了我。恐怕你根本不知道如何去做。,B:Well, believe it or not, I'll show you what I can do.,B：那好，信不信由你，我会做给你看的。