turn tail

美 　英

• na.退走
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)逃跑；掉頭逃跑；逃走

英漢解釋

na.	1. 退走,掉頭,逃走

英英解釋

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 .

瞧著船只如何驟然旋轉(zhuǎn)而逃，真使人觸目驚心。

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

但耶穌清楚地告訴他們未來凄涼，苦難和死亡等待著他們，他們沒有人逃跑。

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

如果套利者跑掉的話，他們愿意吃掉將涌入市場的數(shù)百萬股吉百利股份嗎？

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

但這并不構(gòu)成每當(dāng)霍梅尼大叫“老美，滾回去！”時(shí)掉頭就跑的理由。

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

騎師在轉(zhuǎn)灰雁育馬者杯少年圣阿妮塔公園純種馬在阿卡迪亞，加州11月7日的比賽尾巴。

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

安排了你第三個(gè)發(fā)言，你可不要腳底了！

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

撞車后，肇事車輛掉頭就跑。

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

簡而言之，目前涌入的那些資金，可能在年底前撤離。

Should Rio turn tail again?

力拓是否應(yīng)該再次轉(zhuǎn)身逃跑呢？