We may be indecisive and afraid, shying away from hard decisions and ignoring the problems right in front of us.

我们可能会优柔寡断、畏首畏尾，艰难的决定退避三，前的问题视而不见。

For the moment, he sought refuge in retreat, and left the room precipitately.

他暂退避三， 仓皇离开了房间。

Why should one have to retreat and hide out of fear that something like this could happen?

生怕发生这种事，何必退避三呢？

He has nothing for it but to abdicate for a time, and run from an evil which he can neither prevent nor mollify.

除了暂放弃一家之主的权力，什么也做不了，为了既不妨碍别人也不表现得心安理得，只有退避三了。

Likening the election to a tug of war, Ms. Matthews said the president was trying to energize his predominantly white and male base even as moderate women recoil from him.

马修斯女士将这次选举比作一场拔河比赛，她说，总统正在努力给他主要的后援白人和男性选民加油打气，即使这不少女性选民特朗普退避三了。

The lady turned pale and shrank away, a chivalrous male repelled the animal with his umbrella, and two idle boys backed his action by a vigorous " Hi" !

贵妇人脸色惨白退避三， 侠义男子撑伞击退野兽， 两个懒散的小伙子用力“嗨” 了一声！

There were fierce fighters among them, but three battles with the fiercest brought Buck to mastery, so that when he bristled and showed his teeth they got out of his way.

不乏骁勇善战之辈, 但即使最凶的狗和巴克打上一架, 也变得服帖了, 巴克只三次便成为他们的老大, 因此只要他鬃毛一竖、牙齿一龇, 他们便退避三了。

Or maybe, Russo wondered, was it a clever attempt to trick potential predators into thinking that they might want to back off if they don't want to wind up with a face full of bee stings?

抑或如 Russo 猜测的那样，是聪明的蝙蝠玩花招，让潜在捕食者认为如果不想最后弄个满脸蜂刺，那就退避三。

But if you shy away from new and difficult ideas, you become like the grandparent who uses old technology because they're too scared to learn the new one, and by doing so, you limit your own potential.

但是，如果你新的、难懂的观念退避三，你就会像使用旧技术的祖父母一样，因为他们太害怕学习新技术，而这样做，你就限制了你自己的潜力。

I am no friend of the people. As a force, by which the tenor of the time is conditioned, they inspire me with distrust, with fear; as a visible multitude, they make me shrink aloof, and often move me to abhorrence.

我不是人民的朋友。作为一种决定代基调的力量，它们使我充满怀疑和恐惧；作为一个看得见的群众，他们让我退避三，常常让我厌恶。