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退缩；畏缩
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退缩；畏缩
to decide not to do something because you are afraid
She wanted to try the roller coaster, but she chickened out at the last second.
她本来想试试过山车，但最后一秒退缩了。
常与 out 连用，作 chicken out（因害怕而临阵退缩）。
避免害怕的情况
To avoid a situation one is afraid of.
chicken
Base
原形
chickens
3rd person
第三人称单数
chickening
-ing
现在分词
chickened
Past
过去式
chickened
Past participle
过去分词
He chickens whenever he has to take a risk.
每当需要冒险时，他就退缩。
I chickened at the last moment and stayed home.
我最后一刻退缩了，留在了家里。
They have chickened twice already.
他们已经退缩了两次。
规则动词；意为因害怕而逃避、退缩。
He always chickens out when he has to give a speech in front of a large audience.
他每次不得不在大批观众面前演讲时总是退缩。
Are you really going to chicken out instead of asking her to dance?
你真要退缩，不敢请她跳舞吗？
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