keep a way open for retreat; leave a way open for the future; leave a way out
短語(yǔ)和例子
給自己留條后路 leave oneself a way out; leave oneself an option; provide a passage for escape in case of emergency; prepare a way out of a difficult position; provide for a retreat against contingencies
后路 1.(退路) communication lines to the rear; route of retreat 切斷敵人后路 cut off the enemy's route of retreat2.(回旋余地) room for manoeuvre;a way of escape 留后路leave oneself a way of escape; leave some leeway
In roundabout conversations, full of traps and detours, one man would probe another's views . 在拐彎抹角的交談中,互相套對(duì)方的想法,又給自己留后路,以防萬(wàn)一。
Br > with these words , you have burned your bridges . your boss will never let you return to your old job 你說(shuō)這些話(huà),就是破釜沉舟,不留后路了。你的老板是不會(huì)讓你回去干原來(lái)的工作的。