| 释义 |
bottle out
bottle out UK SLANG — phrasal verb with bottle /ˈbɒt.l̩/ aep /ˈbɑː.t̬l̩/ verb [T]
► F0 to suddenly decide not to do something because you feel frightened and lose your confidence: » I was going to enter a belly-dancing contest, but I bottled out at the last minute.Thesaurus+: ↑Avoiding action , ↑Laziness and lazy peopleThesaurus+: ↑CowardlyThesaurus+: ↑Afraid |