"wimp out" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈwɪmp/ /ˈaʊt

WIMP-owt

UK

wˈɪmp/ /ˈaʊt

WIMP-owt

释义

To become too scared or nervous to do something, especially after planning to do it. It often means changing your mind at the last minute out of fear or lack of courage.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈwɪmp/ /ˈaʊt

英式英语

wˈɪmp/ /ˈaʊt

简化发音

美式

WIMP-owt

英式

WIMP-owt

语境中听

He was going to try the big slide, but he wimped out.

Don't wimp out now—everyone is watching you!

She wimped out of telling her boss the truth.

I almost went skydiving, but I totally wimped out at the last second.