今天口语天天练的内容是chicken out
chicken,小鸡,小鸡一般胆子都比较小,人啊一走到小鸡面前这些小鸡们不都是很胆怯地往外跑,往后退。
所以这个短语chicken out 就用来表示退缩,胆怯,或者说因胆小而放弃。
我担心面对着那么多人,我会临阵退缩:
I am afraid that I would chicken out in front of so many people.
即使面对天大的难题,都不要退缩:
Don’t chicken out even if you are in great difficulties.