打退堂鼓意思及出处（打退堂鼓的意思是什么）

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“打退堂鼓”，中文俗语，本意是指封建官吏退堂时打鼓。现数学家排名在比喻在达中国人的一天到目的之前先退缩、放弃（give up a pursuit without attaining the goal），与英文习语“draw in one’s horns”意思相近，可以表示“make a retreat from an earlier commitment or acti实习工作日志vity”。

例句：

镇长想要增加税收，但公众的反应使他打退堂鼓。The town head wanted higher taxes but public reaction made him draw in his horns.

不要遇到一点困难就打退堂鼓。Do朋友的歌曲n’t back u陈乔恩东方不败壁纸p the moment you run up against a little difficulty.

现在打退堂鼓已经太晚了。It’s too late to back down now.