Percussions, a kind of drum used in Chinese operas
Their sponsors pulled back at the last minute.
他们的赞助人在最后时刻打了退堂鼓。
—— 给力词典精选It´s too late to back down now.
现在打退堂鼓为时已晚。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》Don´t back up the moment you run up against a little difficulty.
不要遇到一点困难就打退堂鼓。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》But Boeing and its Allies backed off.
不过波音和其他同盟都打退堂鼓了。
—— 给力词典精选HOW could we possibly retreat now?
到了现在我们怎么可能打退堂鼓呢?
—— 给力词典精选