汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 抱頭鼠竄
抱頭鼠竄 (抱头鼠窜)
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
Holding his head, he ran away in panic like a mouse / Describes running away embarrassed after being hit
抱着头,象老鼠那样惊慌逃跑。形容受到打击后狼狈逃跑。
bào () tóu/tou shǔ () cuàn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

看看这个!你们抱头鼠窜吧!

Check this out! Heads up, you guys!

看到敌人人多势众,他们抱头鼠窜了。

Seeing that the enemy were many, they ran away.

有一次,一支英国巡逻队被三只犀牛杀得抱头鼠窜;又有一次,被一群狒狒怒冲冲杀得落荒而逃。

On one occasion, a British patrol was routed by three rhinoceroses, and on another by a troop of enraged baboons.

一个充满自信的人从不会被描述成“抱头鼠窜”、“缓缓爬行”或是“鬼鬼祟祟”的,因此注意你走路的方式。

A confident man will never be described as "scurrying," "creeping" or "sneaking," so pay attention to the way you walk.

他抓起一把旧椅子的小坐垫朝短剑投过去,这一下引起一阵吼叫声和随之而来的一阵狂风,吓得他抱头鼠窜奔上楼梯。

He grabbed a small seat cushion from an old chair and threw it at the dagger. It triggered a howling sound and a concurrent gust of wind, both of which sent him scurrying up the stairs.