turn-tail

基本解释

• [法] 逃跑者, 懦夫

同根派生

英汉例句

• As soon as they see us come they turn tail and run.
  他们一看见我们来了,掉头就跑。
• 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。
• As soon as they saw us coming they turned tail and ran.
  他们一看见我们来了，掉头就跑。
• Badly damaged, the enemy ship turned tail hurriedly.
  敌舰严重受创落荒而逃。
• You are the third to talk to the audience. Surely you don't want to turn tail!
  安排了你第三个发言,你可不要脚底了!