急忙撤退 meaning in English
beat a hasty retreat
Examples
- Threading this chaos , i at last reached the larder ; there i took possession of a cold chicken , a roll of bread , some tarts , a plate or two and a knife and fork : with this booty i made a hasty retreat . i had regained the gallery , and was just shutting the back - door behind me , when an accelerated hum warned me that the ladies were about to issue from their chambers
拱门前悬挂着大红门帘，虽然我们与毗连的餐室中的客人之间，仅一层之隔，但他们话说得那么轻，除份战利品急忙撤退，重新登上走廊，正要随手关上后门时，一阵越来越响的嗡嗡声提醒我，女士们要从房间里走出来了。