turn tail

turn tail

美 　英

• na.退走
• 网络逃跑；掉头逃跑；逃走

英汉解释

na.	1. 退走,掉头,逃走

英英解释

na.	1. to run away from a dangerous situation

例句

It was astonishing to observe how suddenly the boat would spin around and turn tail .

瞧着船只如何骤然旋转而逃，真使人触目惊心。

When Jesus tells them clearly that the future is bleak and that suffering and death waits them, they do not turn tail.

但耶稣清楚地告诉他们未来凄凉，苦难和死亡等待着他们，他们没有人逃跑。

And are they willing to mop up the millions of Cadbury shares that will flood the market when the arbs turn tail and run?

如果套利者跑掉的话，他们愿意吃掉将涌入市场的数百万股吉百利股份吗？

But that's no reason to turn tail and run whenever Khomeini shouts Yankee, Go home! .

但这并不构成每当霍梅尼大叫“老美，滚回去！”时掉头就跑的理由。

Jockeys turn tail during the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile thoroughbred horse race at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. November 7.

骑师在转灰雁育马者杯少年圣阿妮塔公园纯种马在阿卡迪亚，加州11月7日的比赛尾巴。

You are the third to talk to the audience. Surely you don't want to turn tail!

安排了你第三个发言，你可不要脚底了！

After the crash, the vehicle to turn tail and run.

撞车后，肇事车辆掉头就跑。

That money pouring in now, in short, could turn tail before the year is out.

简而言之，目前涌入的那些资金，可能在年底前撤离。

Should Rio turn tail again?

力拓是否应该再次转身逃跑呢？