beat one hasty retreat after another; crumble and flee in one defeat after another;suffer one defeat after another; retreat one step after another ❍ 斯大林格勒战役以后，德国法西斯就开始～。After the Stalingrad Campaign the German fascists retreated in defeat again and again.
节节败退
beating one retreat after another
节节败退jié jié bài tuì
节节：逐段。接连败退。形容连续打败仗。retreat in defeat again and again, suffer one defeat after another, beat one hasty retreat after an other, be steadily losing ground