turn tail 详细解释

turn tail

逃跑, 躲开

逃跑

Badly damaged, the enemy ship turned tail hurriedly.

敌舰严重受创,落荒而逃。

词义辨析

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英英释义

动词 turn tail:

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

同义词:scat, run, scarper, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

补充

turn tailturn tail1.逃跑The dog turned tail when he saw the man pick up a stone to throw at him.狗看到那人捡起一块石头向它砸来时就逃跑了。

例句

1. He turned tail and ran from the fight.他在战斗中临阵脱逃。 2. You can't just turn tail and run from your problems.你不能遇到难题就逃避。