chick·en out
phrasal verbchicken out (of something/of doing something)
- (informal) to decide not to do something because you are afraid
因害怕而放弃；临阵退缩；胆怯 - You’re not going to chicken out, are you?
你不会畏缩的，是吗？ - Kim put my name down for a sponsored parachute jump but I chickened out at the last moment.
金在赞助的跳伞活动中登记了我的名字，但我在最后一刻退缩了。
- You’re not going to chicken out, are you?