"chickened" in Chinese (Traditional)

臨陣退縮怯懦

Definition

“Chickened”是“chicken out”的過去式，意思是因為害怕而突然決定不做某事。

口語用詞，只用於因害怕而臨時退縮，最常用說法是 'chickened out'。不要用於普通的放棄，只形容因害怕退縮。

He chickened at the top of the diving board.

他在跳板頂端**臨陣退縮**了。

She almost asked him out, but then she chickened.

她差點邀請他約會，但最後**怯懦**了。

I wanted to try the roller coaster, but I chickened at the last minute.

我想坐雲霄飛車，但最後一刻我**臨陣退縮**了。

We were going to sneak into the movie, but Jake chickened and backed out.

我們本打算偷偷溜進電影院，但傑克**怯懦**了，退出了。

I was going to get a tattoo, but honestly, I chickened.

我本來想去紋身，但說實話，我**怯懦**了。

Everyone else jumped from the rock, but I totally chickened.

其他人都從岩石上跳下去了，但我完全**臨陣退縮**了。