| 单词 | to bow out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bow out d. intransitive. to bow out: in figurative use, to retire (gracefully); to retreat or withdraw; to resign. colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > withdraw (from a task or undertaking) vacate1665 retire1807 to pull out1884 to bow out1942 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §213/4 Retract; withdraw; ‘back out’,..bow out. 1943 L. Browne See what I Mean? xvi. 109. It was a case of bow down or bow out. 1959 Times 19 Mar. 18/3 Yesterday Norwich fully deserved to win, yet had to bow out and are left behind in the shadows. a1975 P. G. Wodehouse Sunset at Blandings (1977) ii. 22 When I found that his club was the Athenaeum, crawling..with bishops and no hope of anyone throwing bread at anyone, I bowed out. 1985 Times 2 July 1/5 (caption) Virginia Wade bowing out of the singles in her last Wimbledon. < as lemmas |
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