1·He was going to ask her but he got cold feet and said nothing.
他本来是想向她提出邀请的，可事到临头他却胆怯得什么也没有说。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The Government is getting cold feet about the reforms.
政府在改革上变得紧张胆小。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Tom always gets cold feet.
汤姆总是裹足不前。
4·People get cold feet. They get a space heater.
人们会手脚冰凉，于是买了小型供暖器，把它插在双交叉的延长线上。
5·Claire canceled the wedding. She got cold feet.
克莱儿取消婚礼，她临阵退缩。
6·They later got cold feet and canceled the order.
他们后来临阵退缩，取消了订单。
7·Starting today we have cold Feet and The Lost Soul.
从今天起我们放映《冰冷的脚》和《失去的灵魂》。
8·Sally said I should try Bungee, but I had cold feet.
莎莉说我应该体验一下蹦极，但是我就是不敢。
9·I get cold feet whenever I have to speak in front of a crowd.
每当我必须在群众面前说话时，我都会紧张的手脚发冷。
10·Just when I was about to ask him for a raise, I got cold feet.
就在准备向他提出加薪的那一刻，我突然胆怯了。