基本解释
拼音:wò gǔ yǎn qí
注音:ㄨㄛˋㄍㄨˇㄧㄢˇㄑㄧˊ
解释:偃:仰卧,引申为倒下。停止敲鼓,放倒旗子。原指行军时隐蔽行踪,不让敌人觉察。现比喻事情终止或声势减弱。
出处:《三国志·蜀书·赵云传》裴松之注引《赵云别传》:“云入营,更大开门,偃旗息鼓,公军疑云有伏兵,引去。”
英语:stop all activities and lie low
单字解释:
卧
鼓
偃
旗
英语解释
Yan: supine, extended to fall. Stop beating the drums and put down the flag. It originally refers to concealing the whereabouts of the enemy during the March. Now it means that the matter ends or the momentum weakens.