bow out

英 [baʊ aʊt]

美 [baʊ aʊt]

退出

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 退出
  If youbow outof something, you stop taking part in it.
  1. He had bowed out gracefully when his successor had been appointed.
     他在继任者被任命后体面地引退了。

英英释义

verb

• retire gracefully
  1. He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship
  Synonym:withdraw
• remove oneself from an obligation
  1. He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
  Synonym:chicken outback offpull outback down

双语例句

• Is it now time for the company to bow out of its chipset business, too?
  那么，该公司现在退出芯片业务是否正当其时呢？
• And, of course, we were sorry to see our good friend Andy bow out against Murray.
  当然，好哥们罗迪克输给穆雷了我们也挺难过的。
• Static analysis on the bow system is to find out the limb stress distribution in the condition of the maximal draw length.
  静力学分析得出最大拉距情况下弓片上的应力分布情况；
• The World Cup's toughest security headache may be a surprise visit by President Barack Obama, South Africa's police chief said Friday, joking that he secretly hoped the US side would bow out early.
  南非警察部门负责人于上周五表示，世界杯最艰巨的安保任务可能会是美国总统贝拉克奥巴马的突然来访，他开玩笑说自己暗暗希望美国队能早早淘汰。
• A young man who learns two trades has a second string to his bow, so he is unlikely to be out if work for long.
  一个年轻人学会两种行业就有了两手准备，他就不大会长期失业。
• If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree with, have the courage to bow out politely.
  如果你知道大家正在计划一件你不赞成的事情，鼓起勇气礼貌地退出。
• He had bowed out gracefully when his successor had been appointed.
  他在继任者被任命后体面地引退了。
• Research by the University of California in San Francisco found people with difficulty saying no are more likely to experience stress. While unpleasant, sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is bow out gracefully and avoid overextending yourself.
  位于旧金山的加利福尼亚大学发表的研究表明，拒绝更容易带来紧张。虽然拒绝别人不是件愉快的事情，但有时最健康的做法就是礼貌地回绝，避免操劳过度。
• Most already know of this and are considering how they will bow out.
  大多数（黑暗势力）已经知道这些并也正在考虑他们将怎样退出舞台。
• She has no plans to bow out of politics just yet.
  她还没有打算退出政坛。