临阵退缩

lín zhèn tuì suō

定義

1. to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)

临阵退缩 の構成語

• 缩 缩 suō: to withdraw
• 临 临 lín: to face
• 退 退 tuì: to retreat; to withdraw
• 退缩 退缩 tuì suō: to shrink back
• 阵 阵 zhèn: disposition of troops
• 临阵 临阵 lín zhèn: just before the battle