turn tail

英 [tɜːn teɪl]

美 [tɜːrn teɪl]

掉头逃跑;转身逃走

英英释义

verb

• flee
  1. If you see this man, run!
  2. The burglars escaped before the police showed up
  Synonym:scatrunscarperlamrun awayhightail itbunkhead for the hillstake to the woodsescapefly the coopbreak away

双语例句

• However the Coulomb-interactions between fusion produced energetic ions and electrons turn to be weakening, a fraction of bulk Maxwellian fuel ions will be shifted to super-hot tail ions in their distribution functions, hence D-~ 3He fusion reactivity may be enhanced.
  部分本底燃料离子被高能的聚变反应产物核击出而提升到分布函数尾部成为超热燃料离子，从而可能提高D-3He聚变的反应性。
• Because of information, article and service can with nearly free affording to have no risk, commerce begin, turn to these long tail especially.
  由于信息、物品和服务可以几乎免费而无风险地获取，商业重点开始转向这个长长的尾巴。
• But that's no reason to turn tail and run whenever Khomeini shouts yankee, go home!
  但这并不构成每当霍梅尼大叫老美，滚回去！时掉头就跑的理由。
• That money pouring in now, in short, could turn tail before the year is out.
  简而言之，目前涌入的那些资金，可能在年底前撤离。
• Calling upon the instincts passed down from your ancient squirrel ancestors, you rush at the snake, kick sand in its face, try to bite its tail, and then turn your back on it and whip your tail around.
  从祖先那里继承的本能会让松鼠冲向响尾蛇，向它的脸上踢沙子，试图咬它的尾巴，接着转过身来，摇动自己的尾巴。
• The bird was enclosed in such a small space that it could not turn without bending its tail
  小鸟被关在这么狭小的空间里，不弯一下尾巴的话，都转不过身来。
• Should Rio turn tail again?
  力拓是否应该再次转身逃跑呢？
• When Jesus tells them clearly that the future is bleak and that suffering and death waits them, they do not turn tail.
  但耶稣清楚地告诉他们未来凄凉，苦难和死亡等待着他们，他们没有人逃跑。
• Wu zun: yes, and he would walk and turn, and let the coat tail do its dance in the wind.
  吴尊对然后他就会走著走著然后来个转弯让他的披风在风中起舞。