单词 | bow out |
释义 | bow out (once / 10120 pages) v WORD FAMILY bow out: bowed out, bowing out, bows out USAGE EXAMPLESAll of the greats that Woods considers his peers have since bowed out from the games they once dominated. Wall Street Journal(Nov 29, 2016) Since Woods’s last meaningful round, his main sponsor, Nike, bowed out of the club-making business. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) You can’t afford to just say that the system is rigged and bow out. Washington Post(Nov 25, 2016) 1v remove oneself from an obligation He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved Syn|Hypo|Hyper back down, back off, chicken out, pull out get out, pull out move out or away resile pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc. retire, withdraw lose interest 2v retire gracefully He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship Syn|Hyper withdraw retire, withdraw withdraw from active participation retire go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position |
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