单词 | 偃旗息鼓 |
释义 | 偃旗息鼓1. to stop fighting2. to cease all activities偃旗息鼓 yǎnqíxīgǔ1) cease hostilities; cease all activities2) halt the noisy show偃旗息鼓yǎnqíxīgǔlit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to ceaseto give in偃旗息鼓秘密行动;停止战斗;停止攻击;停止批评undercover mission; to lay down one's arms; to cease an attack; to cease criticising; to lower one's banners and muffle one's drums偃旗息鼓 yǎn qí xī gǔ lower one's banners and muffle one's drums; cease fire; cease all activities; cover the flag and stop beating the drum -- on a secret expedition; furl all the banners and silence all the drums; roll up the flags and silence the drums.; stop all activities and lie low; stop an affair; The drums ceased to beat and the banners were lowered to the ground.; The ensigns and weapons were discarded and no drums beat.偃旗息鼓 (lit.)call off the army maneuvers, (fig.) stop all activities and lie low (“furl flag and silence the drums”);偃旗息鼓[yǎn qí xī gǔ]放倒军旗,停击战鼓。指秘密行军,不暴露目标。也指停止战斗。也比喻停止批评、攻击等。furl all the banners and silence the drums - to cover up a secret military operation and avoid exposure to the enemy, or to stop fighting; (fig.) cease hostility, criticism, or attack偃旗息鼓1. to stop clamoring偃旗息鼓lower the banners and muffle the drums—cease all activities |
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