wimp out

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To back out of something because of cowardice. derogatory,informal,intransitive
    — Your son has been a holy terror! He kept getting into trouble and refusing to mind me! After repeatedly trying to get him to behave, I finally gave up. I wimped out. I have the womb to be a parent, but not the backbone.

词形变化

wimps out present,singular,third-person wimping out participle,present wimped out participle,past wimped out past

词源

From wimp (“one who is weak and unconfident”).
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