汉英词典
MEANING OF 偃旗息鼓
偃旗息鼓
lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease / to give in
偃 Lie on your back, stretched to fall / Lower the flag and stop beating the drums / Originally refers to the concealed whereabouts when marching, not let the enemy notice / Now it is a metaphor for things to stop or weaken
放倒军旗，停止击鼓，指隐秘军事行动或停止战斗云入营，更大开门，偃旗息鼓，公军疑云有伏兵｜敌人闻声早就偃旗息鼓，逃得无影无踪。也比喻停止做某事面对纷纷的指责和抗议，他们只能偃旗息鼓。
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