the act of leaving an official meeting as a group in order to show disapproval, or of leaving a place of work to start a strike(表示抗议的)退席,退场;罢工
Senior union workers staged(= had) a walkout this afternoon at the annual conference over the proposed changes in funding.在今天下午讨论拟议的专款变动事宜的年度大会上,工会的高层人员退场以示抗议。