throw away armor and trail weapons; flee in a panic after defeat
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
throw away armor and trail weapons; flee in utter confusion after a crushing defeat
literaryOften used in historical or literary contexts to describe the complete rout of an army. It vividly depicts the chaos and panic of a defeated force abandoning their gear to escape.
Dí敌
jūn军
bèi被
dǎ打
dé得
qì弃
jiǎ甲
yè曳
bīng兵
，
cāng仓
huáng皇
táo逃
cuàn窜
。
The enemy forces were utterly defeated, fleeing in panic and discarding their armor.
Zhè这
yī一
zhàng仗
zhī之
hòu后
，
qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
qì弃
jiǎ甲
yè曳
bīng兵
，
zài再
yě也
bù不
gǎn敢
lái来
fàn犯
。
After this battle, the invaders fled in disarray and never dared to invade again.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
miáo描
xiě写
le了
jiāng将
jūn军
zhàn战
bài败
，
shì士
bīng兵
men们
qì弃
jiǎ甲
yè曳
bīng兵
de的
cǎn惨
zhuàng状
。
The novel describes the general's defeat and the pitiful scene of soldiers fleeing helter-skelter.