Word · Frequency #3030
chickens
/ˈtʃɪkən/
verb
退缩；畏缩
chickens is the third person singular of chicken.
核心释义
常与 out 连用，作 chicken out（因害怕而临阵退缩）。
to decide not to do something because you are afraid
- 1.
避免害怕的情况
To avoid a situation one is afraid of.
避免害怕的情况
用法In use
She wanted to try the roller coaster, but she chickened out at the last second.
用法提示：chicken out 表示因害怕而临阵退缩，chickened 是过去式。
He always chickens out when he has to give a speech in front of a large audience.
用法提示：chickens out 用第三人称单数形式，表示因害怕而避免做某事。
Are you really going to chicken out instead of asking her to dance?
用法提示：在问句中 chicken out 表示因害怕而放弃做某事。
chicken out
不及物动词短语，后面不接宾语时泛指在害怕的关头放弃。
He was going to sing on stage, but he chickened out.
他本来要上台唱歌，但临阵退缩了。
chicken out of sth
of 后接让人害怕的那件事或活动。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chicken out
- 临阵退缩；因害怕而放弃
- I wanted to speak up, but I chickened out.我想站出来说话，但还是临阵退缩了。
- chicken out of something
- 因胆怯而退出（比赛、计划等）
- She chickened out of the race at the very start.比赛刚开始她就因胆怯退出了。
- chicken out at the last minute
- 在最后一刻退缩
- They had planned to sing, but chickened out at the last minute.他们本打算唱歌，却在最后一刻退缩了。
- chicken out on someone
- 对某人临阵退缩；把某人晾在一边
- He promised to help me, then chickened out on me.他答应帮我，结果却临阵退缩，把我晾在一边。
- chicken out of doing something
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