beat a retreat

基本解釋

Admitted to their ideal school, but all things heavy, often want to beat a retreat.
考上自己理想的學(xué)校，卻整日心事沉重，經(jīng)常想打退堂鼓。
With the increase in homework, is beginning to feel powerless, and good times to beat a retreat.
隨著功課的增多，漸漸感到力不從心，好幾次想打退堂鼓。
Yet the grouse, although it may swoop and jink to avoid a peppering of pellets, is far from the swiftest bird that might beat a retreat from the shotguns.
盡琯松雞的頫沖和急轉(zhuǎn)可能會躲過子彈網(wǎng)狀般的掃射，但它遠(yuǎn)非速度最迅捷的鳥，能從槍下“漏網(wǎng)”逃生。

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