Beat a retreat
撤退, 放弃
🧩 词语组成解析
beat
[bit]
vi. （心脏等）跳动;搜索;（风、雨等）吹打;（鼓）咚咚地响;
vt.& vi. 接连地击打;
vt. 打败;敲打;控制;避免;
n. 节拍;（鼓的）一击;管区;
adj. [美国口语]大吃一惊的;[常作 B-]“反传统一代”成员的;摇滚音乐的;[口语]（体力或情绪上）疲劳不堪的;
🗣️ 情景例句
Everyone saw the story in the Riverdale newspaper.
每个人都已看到Riverdale报纸上的新闻。
Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter.
好药不苦不会加糖衣。
so she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea, while he telephoned the police.
于是坐了下来，喝了一杯浓茶。与此同时，看门的人给警察挂了电话。