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美国俚语: 担心,胆怯 cold feet

时间:2013-03-28 01:29:52

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   cold feet意为“担心,胆怯,退缩,没信心,发慌,害怕”。在口语中很常用。生活中:有的人一开始对一件事情很有信心和把握。可事到临头就变得没有勇气了。cold feet就可以用来形容此类情况。

  例句:
  The groom1 got cold feet just before the wedding and ran off.
  就在婚礼开始之前,新郎退缩,溜走了。
  Even the best athletes can get cold feet before a big game.
  就算是最好的运动员,在大型比赛开始前也会紧张。
  Sally said I should try skydiving, but I had cold feet.
  赛丽说叫我试试跳伞,但我退缩了。

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1 groom 0fHxW     
vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁
参考例句:
  • His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
  • George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作,乔治已在接受专门的培训。