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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

beat a retreat
  1. 1. [military] 退却,撤退;鸣金收兵
  2. 2. 仓皇撤退;逃走;打退堂鼓

Collins English-English Dictionary

beat a retreat
  1. 1. vt. to withdraw or depart in haste

Examples

to beat a hasty retreat
迅速逃离 retreat
前方遇到紧急情况, 我们必须马上回撤。
There appeared an emergency in front. We must beat a retreat immediately. 回撤

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