bow out

英 [bəʊ aʊt] 美 [boʊ aʊt]

• 退出；退休

英英释义

Verb:

1. remove oneself from an obligation;

   "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
   

2. retire gracefully;

   "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
   

词汇搭配

• bow out 退出
• bow oneself out 向鞠躬告退

近反义词

【近义词】

• pull out 拔出
• withdraw 撤回
• chicken out 因害怕而停止做某事...
• back down 放弃
• back off 后退