英语词汇“抱头鼠窜”的释义、用法及例句，是什么意思、怎么读-英汉词典-高三复习网

cover the head and scurry (/sneak) away like a rat (to its hole) —be frightened away;cover one’s face and creep away;clap one’s hands to one’s head and scuttle off; cut and run; flee for one’s life;flee helter-skelter (/like a frightened rat/with arms covering one’s head); hold one’s head and scurry; in headlong flight;run away (/scamper off/scurry away/scuttle off)like a rat; scramble with one’s tail between one’s legs;scatter and run like frightened rats;scurry for cover;shelter one’s head and turn tail; skulk off; sneak off;slink away;throw one’s arms over one’s head and run away
❍ 打的那些贼人一个个～，丢了银鞘，如飞的逃命去了。(《儒林外史》406) At that,sheltering their heads and abandoning the silver,the bandits turned tail and fled for their lives.
❍ 郭常之子拜伏乞命。关公曰： “吾看汝父之面，饶你性命！”郭子～而去。(《三国演义》245) The wretched youth Guo implored that his life might be spared,and Guan Yu pardoned him for his father’s sake. He covered his face and crept away.
❍ 百姓开了城门，～，四散乱走。(《儒林外史》105)The common people opened the city gates and fled for their lives.
❍ 弃甲掠盾，抱头如鼠奔。(孔尚任《桃花扇·逢舟》85) Armour abandoned,shields thrown away,nursing your heads,you flee like rats.
❍ 这一嚷，唬得王仁等～的出来，埋怨那说事的人，大家扫兴而散。(《红楼梦》1525) This so terrified Wang Ren and Jia Yun that they scuttled off,complaining that this had not be made clear at the start. They parted crestfallen.

抱头鼠窜

be frightened away;running wildly like cornered rats

抱头鼠窜bào tóu shǔ cuàn

抱着头像老鼠一样乱窜，形容逃跑时的狼狈样。scamper off like a frightened rat, cover the head and sneak away like a rat, be frightened away