"chicken out on" in Chinese (Simplified)
临阵退缩(让...失望)- 放对方鸽子
Definition
在别人指望你的时候,因为害怕而临阵退缩或退出。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非正式表达,语气有时带批评意味。'chicken out on'表示让别人失望,不同于单独'chicken out'(只是害怕而撤退)。
Examples
Next time, don't chicken out on your promise.
下次别再**临阵退缩,毁了你的承诺**。
He chickened out on the team at the last minute.
他在最后一刻**临阵退缩让团队失望了**。
Don’t chicken out on your friends when they need you.
朋友需要你的时候,别**临阵退缩让他们失望**。
She promised to help but chickened out on us before the meeting.
她答应帮忙,结果在会议前**临阵退缩把我们晾在一边**。
I can't believe you chickened out on the plan after all our hard work.
经过我们这么多努力,你竟然**临阵退缩放弃了这个计划**,真不敢相信。
They all said they'd be there, but most of them chickened out on us.
大家都说会来,但大多数人**临阵退缩让我们失望了**。