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chicken out
phrasal verb with chickenverbuk /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ us /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/
slangdisapproving
to decide not to do something because you are too frightened: 因恐惧而不做…
I was going to go bungee jumping, but I chickened out.我原打算去玩蹦极跳的，可是因为害怕放弃了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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chicken out | American Dictionary
chicken out
phrasal verb with chickenverb
infml
to decide not to do something because you are too frightened:
We were going to go bungee jumping, but Sandra chickened out at the last minute.
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