v.撤退，放弃; 打退堂鼓

撤退；放弃

to beat a retreat───退却

beat a rival───击败对手

hasty retreat───仓促退却

to retreat───撤退

beat your breast───拍你的胸脯

beat the rap───逃过刑事责任；摆脱困境

death threat───死亡威胁

eat a diet───节食

heat treatment───[机]热处理

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.

Who wants to beat a retreat?───谁退缩了？

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.

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。

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.

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.

Our family 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。

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.

Then Xiao Wu beat a retreat.───这时小吴打起退堂鼓来了.

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