beat a retreat

Then he beat a retreat, with drooping head, but the last in the field, like a general who has fought well.

于是他低着头退出大厅，可是走在最后，就象一位吃了大败仗的将军。

The poacher beat a hasty retreat when he see the police come

偷猎者见有警察来到立刻仓皇逃走

Then Xiao Wu beat a retreat.

这时小吴打起退堂鼓来了.

Those who have been dismissed and have no means of support will be reinstated and provided with a living. The government beat a retreat, canceling the announced rises in food prices.

已被裁减而生活无着者，收回成命，给以饭吃。该政府赶紧收回成命，撤消了业已宣布的食品提价。

Indeed, it was essential to beat a retreat because some twenty natives, armed with bows and slings, appeared barely a hundred paces off, on the outskirts of a thicket that masked the horizon to our right.

果然，我们必须向后退走，因为有二十来个土人，拿着弓箭和投石器，从遮住了右方天际的丛林边缘出来，相距不过一百步左右。

When Li Da and Wang Dingnan got to Matou, they found all the motor vehicles and horse-drawn carriages facing south, ready to beat a retreat.

李达、王定南一到那里，看见所有的汽车、马车都是头向南，准备撤退的。

As we saw a game keeper coming towards the woods, we beat a hasty retreat.

我们一看到猎场看守员向树林走来时, 就赶紧溜掉.

Our beat a retreat back to the sofa as if chased by enemy soldiers.

象被敌兵追赶似的,我们一家人又撤回到了沙发上.

The burglars beat a hasty retreat when the alarm went off.

小偷一听见警报响了就赶紧逃跑。

Now it is perhaps the positivist's turn to beat a hasty retreat.

现在或许该轮到实证主义法学派来进行反驳了。

There appeared an emergency in front. We must beat a retreat immediately.

前方遇到紧急情况, 我们必须马上回撤.

Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat.

科伯恩认为到了该紧急撤退的时候了。

So when he felt the jealousness by Xiang Yu, he decided to beat a temporary retreat in Hanzhong in Shaanxi Province with the title King of Han authorized by Xiang Yu.Liu Bang fostered his force secretly in Hanzhong.

所以当他察觉到项羽的妒忌时，便决定暂时撤回今陕西汉中，并接受项羽封汉王。刘邦在汉中暗中培养他的力量。

He beat a sheepish retreat.

他窘迫不堪地撤退了。

The point of the scary frill is to give the lizard enough time to beat a hasty retreat, rocketing up the nearest arboreal loft.

恐吓皱褶的目的是给蜥蜴足够的时间仓皇撤退，窜入最近的树丛中。

He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.

他庆幸自己只破费了20英镑便得以脱身。他把那宝贵的瓶子放在腋下夹着，溜之大吉。

The emptiness in my mind refused to beat a retreat.

我脑中依然一片惨白.

Donot beat a retreat immediately after you should make another attempt to hit it.

不要一遇到挫折就打退堂鼓,至少应该再试一次.

His youth, which was packing up for departure long before its time, beat a retreat in good order, bursting with laughter, and no one saw anything but fire.

尽管年事不高，青春先萎，他却能且战且退，整军以还，笑声脆劲，在别人看来，火力还是很足的。

The thieves beat a hasty retreat the moment they saw the police.

盗贼们一见警察就仓惶而逃.

When they saw the teacher coming, they beat a hasty retreat.

他们看到老师来了, 就赶紧躲开.

Its a mystery that has remained unsolved, as in the middle of our exploration we heard the truck door slam outside, and we all beat a hasty retreat out the back so we wouldn't get caught trespassing.

肯定有秘密我们还没发现。我们正在搜寻的时候，听到外面卡车门砰的一声关上了，因为是擅自闯进来的，于是我们赶忙从后门出去了。

With the increase in homework, is beginning to feel powerless and times to beat a retreat.

随着功课的增多, 渐渐感到力不从心,好几次想打退堂鼓.

The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming.

猫看到狗来时,就很快溜之大吉了.

The government beat a retreat, canceling the announced rises in food prices.

该政府赶紧收回成命,撤消了业已宣布的食品提价.