怂了

chicken out

(1) chicken作名词，除了表示“鸡”，还有“胆小鬼，懦夫”的意思，近义词coward。

(2) chicken还可以作动词，组成词组chicken out

(3) chicken out表示“临阵退缩，怂了”

常指因害怕而退缩，因丧失勇气而放弃计划或行动

英语解释为to decide at the last moment not to do something you said you would do, because you are afraid。

例

You’re not chickening out, are you

你不会临阵退缩的，对吧

Maybe it’s what robot Lincoln said about a man’s duty or keeping the union together. Maybe I just chickened out.

可能是机器人林肯说到了男人的责任，或者要紧密结合在一起，也可能就是我怂了。《摩登家庭》

临阵退缩

get cold feet

get/have cold feet“胆怯，临阵退缩，打退堂鼓”

常用于一些重要的场合，如上台演讲，参加比赛，结婚等

英语解释为to experience nervousness or anxiety before one attempts to do something, often to the extent that one tries to avoid it。

例

A: Sometimes men just get cold feet.

有时男人会临阵退缩。

B: Some men might. Not my Desmond.

有的男人会，但我的德斯蒙德不会。

A: What happened

出什么事了

B: The wife’s getting cold feet.

他家老婆犹豫了。

反悔

have second thoughts

(1) have second thoughts “（对原来的决定）产生怀疑，（经考虑后）改变想法，（转念一想）改变主意，反悔”

英语解释为to start having doubt about a decision you have made。

(2) have second thoughts about sth. “对某事产生怀疑，重新考虑某事”

例

Maybe they’re having second thoughts, too.

也许他们现在也想反悔了呢。

I’m having second thoughts about this plan, Dad.

我重新考虑了下这个计划，老爸。

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