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1 to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
2 to get out on finding out what it's really like

临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网

lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng

1 better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
2 one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim

临阵退缩

lín zhèn tuì suō

1 to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
2 to get cold feet

Sample Sentences

如果你不想要，想退出要趁早，我没有非要一起到老。

rúguǒ nǐ bù xiǎngyào ，xiǎng tuìchū yào chènzǎo ，wǒ méiyǒu fēi yào yīqǐ dào lǎo 。

If you don’t want that, quit while it’s still early. I don’t really have to grow old with you.

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退休咯还是修修东西更开心。

tuìxiū lo háishi Xiū Xiū dōngxi gèng kāixīn 。

I’m a retiree so repairing things brings me joy.

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上次啊，我是帮我爸妈买的，最近都累成狗了，天又凉了，买个新的来犒劳一下自己，我那个都用好几年了，可以光荣退休了。

shàngcì a ，wǒ shì bāng wǒ bà mā mǎi de ，zuìjìn dōu lèichéng gǒu le ，tiān yòu liáng le ，mǎi ge Xīn de lái kàoláo yīxià zìjǐ ，wǒ nàge dōu yòng hǎojǐ nián le ，kěyǐ guāngróng tuìxiū le 。

Last time I bought for my parents. I’m dog tired and the weather has turned cooler so I want to buy a new one to reward myself. The old one has been used for many years now, about time to officially retire it.

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最后让你自己都鄙视自己的理解力，灰溜溜地退下；

zuìhòu ràng nǐ zìjǐ dōu bǐshì zìjǐ de lǐjiělì ，huīliūliū de tuì xià ；

In the end, you yourself despise your own understanding and back down in disgrace;

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特朗普总统称退出伊朗核协议的原因是该协议无法阻止“世界恐怖主义的最大赞助国”拥有核武器。

Tèlǎngpǔ zǒngtǒng chēng tuìchū Yīlǎng hé xiéyì de yuányīn shì gāi xiéyì wúfǎ zǔzhǐ “shìjiè kǒngbùzhǔyì de zuìdà zànzhù guó ”yōngyǒu héwǔqì 。

President Trump has said he was pulling out of the agreement because it would not prevent what he termed the world's leading state sponsor of terror from getting a nuclear weapon.

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虽然粮食主产区分布广泛，但中国只有占全球7%的可耕地，要养活占全球20%的人口，因建设占用、灾毁、生态退耕等耕地面积持续减少。

suīrán liángshi zhǔchǎnqū fēnbù guǎngfàn ，dàn Zhōngguó zhǐ yǒu zhàn quánqiú de kěgēngdì ，yào yǎnghuo zhàn quánqiú de rénkǒu ，yīn jiànshè zhànyòng 、zāihuǐ 、shēngtàituìgēng děng gēngdì miànjī chíxù jiǎnshǎo 。

Although the main grain producing areas are widely distributed, China only has 7% of the world's arable land, and it has to feed 20% of the world's population. The area of cultivated land such as construction occupation, disasters, and ecological farmland has continued to decrease.

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你说得对，我答应你，在考前就会封剑退隐。

nǐ shuō de duì ，wǒ dāying nǐ ，zài kǎo qián jiù huì Fēng jiàn tuìyǐn 。

You're right! I promise you that I will retire before the finals.

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曾晶介绍，味觉和咀嚼功能减退、胃肠蠕动减慢、消化液分泌减少，这些都会影响老年人的食欲和消化吸收能力；空巢状态、独居老人可能会饮食上更为简单随意。这些都会导致老年人饮食营养摄入不均衡，最终影响健康。

zēngjīng jièshào ，wèijué hé jǔjué gōngnéng jiǎntuì 、wèi cháng rúdòng jiǎnmàn 、xiāohuàyè fēnmì jiǎnshǎo ，zhèxiē dōu huì yǐngxiǎng lǎoniánrén de shíyù hé xiāohuà xīshōu nénglì ；kōngcháo zhuàngtài 、dújū lǎorén kěnéng huì yǐnshí shàng gèngwéi jiǎndān suíyì 。zhèxiē dōu huì dǎozhì lǎoniánrén yǐnshí yíngyǎng shèrù bù jūnhéng ，zuìzhōng yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng 。

Zeng Jing explains reduction of taste and chewing function, gastrointestinal motility slowed down, and decreased digestive juice secretion, which all affected the appetite and digestion and absorption capacity of the elderly; empty nest state, elderly people living alone may be more simple and casual. These will lead to an imbalance in the nutritional intake of the elderly and ultimately affect their health.

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啊？那能不能退回给卖家啊？

a ？nà néngbùnéng tuìhuí gěi màijiā a ？

Oh, can you return it to the seller?

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幸好这家店有七天无理由退换服务，最后我把裙子退回去了。

xìnghǎo zhè jiā diàn yǒu qī tiān wúlǐyóu tuìhuàn fúwù ，zuìhòu wǒ bǎ qúnzi tuì huíqu le 。

Fortunately, the seller has a 7 day exchange and return policy.

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