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

• 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。
• They bow in silence, then move out a side door across a dark courtyard and into a smaller temple, barely lit by one oil lamp and perfumed with incense. I follow them.
  她们静静地鞠躬，而后从侧门穿过黑暗的庭院，走进小寺庙，庙里只点一盏煤油灯，薰香弥漫。
• 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。
• 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。
• She has no plans to bow out of politics just yet.
  她还没有打算退出政坛。
• While the movie was being filmed, the star got sick and had to bow out.
  电影正拍摄时，这位明星病了，不得不放弃拍摄。
• 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？
• 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。
• The empress dawagers refused to bow out of power circle.
  慈禧太后不肯退出权力圈。
• 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。