在英语里人们往往用 chicken 这个词来表示一个胆小鬼。那么 Don't be a chicken 意思就是‘别害怕，别胆怯'。

 

例句

 

You're such a chicken, you won't even give skiing a try!

 

He called me a chicken just because I didn't want to swim in the ice cold water!

 

Don't be such a chicken, just ask her out!

 

请注意

 

To play chicken - 意思是较量看看到底谁胜谁负 chicken out 意思是服输退出的意思。

 

The company chairman is playing chicken with the shareholders¹. He knows that the share price will go down if they sack him so he's betting they will back down.

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