I-I'm not totally sure I'm not bailing.

我不是很确定我会不会临阵退缩。

But within a couple of weeks, he started to get cold feet.

但在几个星期内，他就开始临阵退缩了。

The phrasal verb chicken out has a similar meaning.

动词短语chicken out（临阵退缩）也有着类似意思。

If you chicken out, you decide not to do something because you are too scared.

如果你临阵退缩，你决定不去做某事因为你害怕。

To get cold feet means to become afraid about something at the last minute.

" 临阵退缩" 是指在事发生前一秒害怕了。

But the night before his business is to open, Sam gets cold feet.

但是开业前一晚，山姆临阵退缩（get cold feet）了。

Getting cold feet is no fun – outdoors or in conversation.

" get cold feet（临阵退缩）" 在户外或是交际中都不是件有趣事。

In early September, however, Peitzel got cold feet and wanted to back out.

但在9月初，佩策尔临阵退缩想要退出。

And the name of our lesson is Don't Get Cold Feet.

我们这节课是“别临阵退缩”。

Well, Susie wants to know why James has cold feet.

那么，苏西想知道为什么詹姆斯临阵退缩了。

No. The case. I- I was this close to nailing it, and then my client gets scared and settles.

不，我是说那案子。我差点儿就要成功了，可我委托人临阵退缩，要求和解了。

I wanted to bid at the auction but at the last minute, I got cold feet.

我想在拍卖会上出价，但在最后一刻，我临阵退缩了。

Well, I hate to break it to you, but it's a little late for cold feet.

我不得不提醒你啊，临阵退缩已经晚了。

We don't have that option. We've accepted the challenge. We can't run away from a fight.

没有这个选项。我们接受了挑战，我们不能临阵退缩。

Yeah, cold feet speak now. I don't want this going wrong because someone chickens out. Caroline?

对，怕了就赶紧说。我不想因为有人临阵退缩误了事。卡罗琳你呢？

But getting cold feet is not about your feet or feeling cold.

但“临阵退缩”并非指脚冷或感到寒冷。

Did she get cold feet about the plan?

她对计划临阵退缩了吗？

It's just cold feet, isn't it?

我只是临阵退缩，不是吗？

You're just being nice. But I am getting cold feet. I don't know if I am good enough.

你真好。但是我临阵退缩了。（getting cold feet）我不知道自己是否足够好。

'To get cold feet' means to feel uncertain about something that was planned and decide not to do it.

“脚冷”是说对于已计划事感到不确定，于是临阵退缩了。