retreat in defeat; withdraw after losing
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to retreat after defeat; to withdraw in defeat; to fall back
Commonly used in military contexts or competitive scenarios to describe a forced withdrawal following a loss. Often appears in the set phrase '节节败退' (to retreat step by step).
Dí敌
jūn军
jié节
jié节
bài败
tuì退
，
yǐ已
jīng经
shī失
qù去
le了
dǐ抵
kàng抗
néng能
lì力
。
The enemy is retreating step by step and has already lost the ability to resist.
Zài在
bàn半
jué决
sài赛
zhōng中
bài败
tuì退
hòu后
，
tā他
jué决
xīn心
jiā加
qiáng强
xùn训
liàn练
。
After withdrawing in defeat from the semifinals, he was determined to intensify his training.
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Zhàn战
shì士
men们
bèi被
pò迫
bài败
tuì退
dào到
shān山
lǐ里
。
The soldiers were forced to retreat in defeat into the mountains.
Zhè这
zhī支
duì队
wǔ伍
cóng从
wèi未
bài败
tuì退
guò过
。
This team has never retreated in defeat.