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  4. beat a hasty retreat

beat a hasty retreat

/biːt ə ˈheɪsti rɪˈtriːt/◆成语
仓皇而逃

When the police arrived, the burglars beat a hasty retreat out the back door.

警察到达时,小偷们仓皇从后门逃跑了。


◆ 真正含义
因害怕、尴尬或不愿面对而匆忙离开某个场合或局面,通常带有狼狈或不光彩的意味。
¶ 字面意思
敲鼓示意快速撤退
字面拆解
beat敲打、击鼓+hasty匆忙的、快速的+retreat撤退、退却
非正式

因害怕或尴尬而匆忙离开某地,通常带有狼狈或不光彩的意味

She beat a hasty retreat when she realized everyone was talking about her mistake.

当她意识到大家都在议论她的错误时,她仓皇离开了。

The politician beat a hasty retreat from the scandal-ridden press conference.

那位政客在充满丑闻的记者会上仓皇离场。

常用于形容因尴尬、害怕或不愿面对而急忙离开的情境。

搭配

beat a hasty retreat from从…仓皇而逃beat a hasty retreat to仓皇逃往…

同义词

make a quick exittake flightfleerun away

反义词

stand one's groundface the musicconfront

相关短语

make off with短语动词
偷走某物后逃跑
take to one's heels成语
拔腿就跑
cut and run成语
匆忙逃离(尤指放弃责任)

专业提示

记忆技巧

将'beat a hasty retreat'拆解为'beat(击鼓)+ hasty(匆忙的)+ retreat(撤退)',想象古代军队战败时击鼓示意撤退的场景,帮助记忆其比喻义。

黄金法则

使用场景

该短语适用于形容因尴尬、害怕或不愿面对而匆忙离开的情境,如聚会中感到不自在、工作中面临尴尬局面等。

词源

源于军事用语,指军队在战败或面临威胁时迅速撤退。'beat'在此处表示‘击鼓’(古代军队撤退时会敲鼓),'hasty retreat'则指快速撤退。19世纪初开始在英语中广泛使用,后逐渐演变为日常口语中的比喻用法。

用法说明

该短语通常用于非正式场合,强调狼狈或不光彩的撤退。使用时需注意语境,避免在正式或严肃场合使用。

单词拆解

beat
(古代军队)击鼓示意撤退
literal
+
hasty
匆忙的
adjective
+
retreat
撤退
noun
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