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

• 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。
• Arguments about politics and religion never have a right answer but they definitely get people all riled up over things they can't control. When such topics surface, bow out by saying something like: Thinking about that stuff makes my head hurt.
  有关政治和宗教的话题永远没有正确答案，但却会让人心浮气躁，难以掌控谈话的局面。如果出现了这样的话题，就可以用一句想到这些事情我就头疼，礼貌地退出讨论。
• We will never bow down to an idol made out of a block of wood.
  我们不会对用木头造的偶象鞠躬。
• The empress dawagers refused to bow out of power circle.
  慈禧太后不肯退出权力圈。
• Mr. Smith held different views form his partners, finally he had to bow out of the Company management.
  史密斯先生与同我人意见不一致，最后不得已退出了公司管理层。
• The old woman gave her grandson a bow and arrow, and he went out and killed a small bird for them to eat.
  老人给孙子一张弓和一只箭，孙子外出猎回一只小鸟供他们食用。
• 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。
• The current season of Raising Hope will be its last one, FOX announced. The network says the comedy will bow out with a one-hour series finale on April 4.
  现在正在播出的《家有喜旺》第四季将会是该剧的最后一季了。FOX宣布，砍掉这部正喜剧，并且将在4月4日播出的最后一集制作成1小时的特别集。
• 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。
• When someone sees that, for example, you need a proposal in a timeframe they can't make, they will probably bow out, rather than leaving you hanging.
  当对方知道了这一点，比如你需要在一段时间内制定出解决方案，而他们无法完成，他们可能就会直接放弃，而不是让你继续等待。