chicken out 由于胆怯而收兵
【讲解】
此处的chicken是动词,常用来指“胆怯”,所以短语chicken out的意思是“由于胆怯而收兵,退缩”。
【对话】
A:Have you made your decision? But it's really dagerous.
A:你已经决定了吗?但这确实很危险。
B:Whatever you say, I won't chicken out on things I'm determined to do.
B:不管你说什么,我只要决定了要做的事,是不会退缩的。
A:Stop talking big. You can't fool me. I'm afraid you don't know how to do it at all.
A:别说大话。你哄不了我。恐怕你根本不知道如何去做。
B:Well, believe it or not, I'll show you what I can do.
B:那好,信不信由你,我会做给你看的。