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

• 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。
• Vergil: it's time for the clown to bow out, arkham.
  维吉尔：是小丑该滚蛋的时间了，雅克罕姆。
• She has no plans to bow out of politics just yet.
  她还没有打算退出政坛。
• The empress dawagers refused to bow out of power circle.
  慈禧太后不肯退出权力圈。
• When leaving the presence of the princess, you have to bow yourself out as you go.
  辞别公主时，你必须躬身退出。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He wouldn't offer to bow out.
  他并没有退出之意。