"wuss out" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 臨陣退縮
• 怯場

Definition

因為害怕、緊張或缺乏勇氣而放棄要做的事情；臨時退縮。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語化，有時帶有開玩笑或嘲諷的語氣。常見於 'don't wuss out' 等語句。等同於 '臨陣退縮'。和 'chicken out'、'back out' 類似。避免在正式場合使用。

Examples

Don't wuss out right before your speech!

演講前千萬別**臨陣退縮**！

He wanted to try bungee jumping, but he wussed out.

他想嘗試高空彈跳，但**臨陣退縮**了。

If you wuss out, you won't know what could have happened.

如果你**臨陣退縮**，你就不會知道本來會發生什麼。

I almost wussed out of telling her the truth, but I did it.

我差點因為害怕**臨陣退縮**沒敢跟她說實話，但最後還是說了。

They planned to camp outside, but everyone wussed out when it started raining.

他們打算露營，但一下雨大家就**怯場**了。

You can’t wuss out just because it's difficult!

不能因為難就**臨陣退縮**！