She said she was coming to the party, but cried off at the last moment.

她说过她要来参加聚会，可到时候又变卦了。

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Mr White had promised to cooperate with us, but he cried off at the last minute.

怀特先生本来答应与我们合作，但最后一刻打了退堂鼓。

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Jack said he would play for our team at the weekend but he cried off at the last minute.

杰克说他将在周末为我们队效力，但在最后一刻他却打退堂鼓了。

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But it has now cried off, at least until 2020.

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"We hugged, cried, made up and picked up where we left off, " Mo'Nique said.

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