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Meaning of 望风而逃

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望 wàng 风 fēng 而 ér 逃 táo (Trad.: 望風而逃)
to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
一个不好的信用
,
可能让你所有客户望风而逃
。
A bad credence, the likelihood makes you all client flee at the mere sight of the oncoming force .
2
考虑到这些困难
,
许多投资者望风而逃也就不以为怪了
。
Given the difficulties, it is not surprising that many shareholders have bolted.
3
野兔经常被其他动物追捕
,
它们不知道该去哪
,
一有动物接近它们
,
便望风而逃
。
The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts; they did not know where to go. As soon as they saw a single animal approach them, off they used to run.
4
冲向敌人如猛狮一般
,
击杀了步兵一万一千
,
骑兵一千六百
,
迫得其馀的人都望风而逃
。
They charged like lions against the enemy, brought down eleven thousand infantrymen and one thousand six hundred horsemen, and forced the rest to flee.
5
我甚至可以这样理解
:
红军突击队冲过来
,
那些只有滑膛枪的
“
一些军阀部队
”
,
一枪未放
,
望风而逃
。
There wasn't really much to it. The other side were just some troops of the warlord who were armed with old muskets and it really wasn't that much of a feat, but we felt we had to dramatize it.