“退避三捨”,漢語成語,原指爲了廻避與對方的沖突,主動退讓九十裡(retreat about thirty miles as a condition for peace);常用於比喻退讓和廻避,避免沖突。可以繙譯爲“give way to somebody to avoid a conflict; keep away from somebody/something”等。
例句:
這種爬行動物渾身是刺,幾乎所有的捕食者都退避三捨。
The reptile's prickly skin repels nearly all of its predators.