retreat [ri'tri:t] US UK
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n. 消退,退却
n. 隐退处
vi. 撤退,退却
verb
ARMY 军队, to move away from the enemy after being defeated in battle
撤退;
The rebels retreated to the mountains.
叛乱分子撤退到山里。
They were attacked and forced to retreat.
他们受到攻击,被迫撤退。
MOVE BACK 后退 [written]
to move away from someone or something
后退; 离开; 退避:
He saw her and retreated, too shy to speak to her.
他看到她就躲开了,不好意思跟她讲话。
Perry lit the fuse and retreated to a safe distance.
佩里点燃导火线,退至安全距离。
It was not a conscious choice to retreat from public life.
退出公众生活并非刻意的选择。
if an area of water, snow, or land retreats, it gradually gets smaller
〔水、雪或土地〕范围缩小:
The flood waters are slowly retreating.
洪水正在慢慢退去。
CHANGE YOUR MIND 改变主意, [written] to decide not to do something you were planning to do, because it was unpopular or too difficult
撤回(计划):
The Canadian government has retreated from a plan to kill 300 wolves.
加拿大政府取消了要杀死 300 头狼的计划。
QUIET PLACE 安静的地方, to go away to a place that is quiet or safe
退隐,躲避:
After the noise of the city he was glad to retreat to his hotel room.
经历了城市的喧嚣,他乐得躲进酒店的客房里。
retreat into yourself / your shell / fantasy etc, to ignore what is happening around you and give all your attention to your private thoughts
陷入沉思/幻想中等
FINANCE 金融, [technical] if shares etc retreat, their value falls to a lower level
〔股价〕下挫,下跌
noun
OF AN ARMY 军队的, [C,U] a movement away from the enemy after a defeat in battle
Napoleon's retreat from Moscow
拿破仑从莫斯科的撤退
The rebel forces are in full retreat (=retreating very fast) .
叛军全线溃退。
The bugler sounded the retreat (=gave a loud signal for retreat) .
号角手吹号撤退。
MOVEMENT BACK 后退, [sing., U] a movement away from someone or something
Ten thousand years ago the ice began its retreat from Scotland.
一万年以前冰开始从苏格兰消退。
beat a retreat, [informal] to leave a place quickly
快速离开:
I saw my aunt coming and beat a hasty retreat .
我看到我姨妈来了便赶快离开。
CHANGE OF INTENTION 意图的改变, [sing., U] when you change your mind about something because your idea was unpopular or too difficult
〔立场的〕改变,放弃:
a retreat from hard-line policies
放弃强硬政策
PLACE 地方, [C] a place you can go to that is quiet or safe
静养所,静居所:
a country retreat
乡村静居所
THOUGHT AND PRAYER 冥想和祈祷, [C,U] a period of time that you spend praying or studying religion in a quiet place
〔宗教的〕静修(期):
I spent three weeks on retreat in Scotland.
我在苏格兰静修了三个星期。
FINANCE 金融, [sing., U] [technical] a situation in which the value of shares etc falls to a lower level
〔股价的〕下挫,下跌
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