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get cold feet害怕,紧张英语习语,意思是在某件事情要发生之前,突然感到紧张或害怕,而不敢继续进行或者改变主意,通常用于形容某人在重要决定、承诺或行动之前的紧张不安感。
Albert: I'll be honest with you, Flora. I've got cold feetabout this retirement thing.艾伯特: 老实跟你说,弗洛拉,我害怕退休。Flora: Come on, Albert, you've put in 25 years here. Don'ttell me there's nothing else you dream of doing, liketraveling, painting ...弗洛拉: 好啦,艾伯特,你在这里干了25年了。别告诉我你没梦想着做其他什么事,比如旅行、画画···
——摘自新英汉《60堂英语情景口语必修课》