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“退避三舍”，汉语成语，原指为了回避与对方的冲突，主动退让九十里（retreat about thirty miles as a condition for peace）；常用于比喻退让和回避，避免冲突。可以翻译为“give way to somebody to avoid a conflict; keep away from somebody/something”等。
例句：
这种爬行动物浑身是刺，几乎所有的捕食者都退避三舍。The reptile's prickly skin repels nearly all of its predators.
Editor: Jade
来源：chinadaily.com.cn
