chicken out
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[编辑]chicken out (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 chickens out，現在分詞 chickening out，簡單過去時和過去分詞 chickened out)
- (俗語) 畏缩，怂
- We almost convinced his dad to ride the roller coaster, but he chickened out when he saw how high it went.
- 我们差点就说服他爸去坐过山车了，但是他看到过山车的高度以后又退缩了。
- 2022年 6月29日，K Shanmugam，「Hard Talk: K. Shanmugam: Will Singapore have to choose between the US and China?」，收錄於BBC[1]：
- I dismiss Reporters Without Borders. Completely nonsensical. We invited them in for a select committee hearing, and in the true heritage of free speech, they chickened out.
- 我拒绝接受“无国界记者”。他们简直一派胡言。我们邀请他们参加一个特别委员会（网络蓄意造假问题特别委员会）的听证会，这是对言论自由的真正传承，可他们却退缩了。