| 释义 |
●beat a (hasty) reˈtreatgo away quickly from sb/sth （仓皇）撤退；（匆匆）离开◆I had a terrible headache from all the noise and smoke at the party, so my wife and I beat a hasty retreat.
聚会上的噪音和烟味搞得我头疼难忍，所以我和妻子匆匆离开了。 ORIGIN In the past, the beat of a drum was sometimes used to keep soldiers marching in the same rhythm when they were retreating (= moving away from the enemy). 旧时，有时用敲鼓让士兵在撤退时保持步伐一致。 |