| 词汇 | retreat |
| 释义 | retreat verb uk /rɪˈtriːt/ us /rɪˈtriːt/ retreatverb (POSITION)C2[ Ioften+ adv/prep ] to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger: 退却;撤退;后退 Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city).敌机的轰炸迫使坦克（从这座城市）撤离。 When she came towards me shouting, I retreated (behind my desk).她大叫着冲向我时，我就后退（到了桌子后面）。 to go backwards reverseThe road ahead was blocked by a tree so I had to reverse. backI backed into the drive. back upI backed up into an empty parking space. retreatShe retreated hastily back up the stairs. pull backUN peacekeepers have pulled back from the border. withdrawThe British army withdrew from Dunkirk in 1940. C2[ I ] to go to a quiet safe place in order to avoid a difficult situation: 退却;躲避;隐退 When he's done something wrong, he retreats to his bedroom.他要是做了什么错事，就会躲到自己卧室里去。 Fire fighters had to retreat from the fierce heat.消防员面对逼人的热浪只得后撤。 On seeing us, the deer stood stock-still for a moment, then turned and retreated into the forest.看到我们，那只鹿一动不动地站了一会儿，然后转身跑回森林里去了。 The army was forced to retreat. I saw her coming and retreated. They retreated to the relative safety of the forest. Responding to an attack beat beat someone off beat someone/something back capitulate combat patrol counter-assault counterattack countercharge fight hold human shield parry pull pull back refight repel repulse stand strike white flag You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Running away and escaping retreatverb (DECISION)[ Ioften+ adv/prep ] to decide not to do something, or to stop believing something, because it causes too many problems: 改变主意;退缩;放弃信仰 The government is retreating from its promises.政府要收回其承诺。 Changing your mind 180 about-face about-turn back away back out cave in cold go back on something have another think comingidiom make a 180 make an about-face make an about-turn move pull out shift shift (your) groundidiom there's no turning backidiom think againidiom think better of somethingidiom time-server retreatverb (PRICE)[ I ] If a price retreats, it goes down after it has gone up: （价格）在上涨之后回落 Wheat prices retreated after a two-day increase.小麦价格在两天的上涨之后回落。 Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible reduction resize trough tumble retreat noun uk /rɪˈtriːt/ us /rɪˈtriːt/ retreatnoun (POSITION)C2[ Cusually singular, U ] a move back by soldiers or an army, either because they have been defeated or in order to avoid fighting: （士兵或军队的）撤退，退却，后退 the retreat from Dunkirk敦刻尔克大撤退 Enemy soldiers are now in (full) retreat.敌军正在（全面）撤退 C2[ C ] a private and safe place: 退隐处;静居处;僻静处 a country/mountain/lakeside retreat乡间／山区／湖畔的幽静的住所 [ C or U ] a period of time used to pray and study quietly, or to think carefully, away from normal activities and duties: 静修，静思（时间） We went on (a) retreat at/to a monastery in Wales.我们去威尔士的一家修道院静修。 We saw the rain and made a hasty retreat into the bar.我们看见下雨了，于是就匆忙躲进酒吧里。 The battle ended in an ignominious retreat from the front line. The luxury resort is used as a retreat by the rich and famous. The book discusses 10 famous military retreats. Thousands of soldiers died during the retreat. Responding to an attack beat beat someone off beat someone/something back capitulate combat patrol counter-assault counterattack countercharge fight hold human shield parry pull pull back refight repel repulse stand strike white flag You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Safe & enclosed spaces Time off retreatnoun (DECISION)[ C ] a change from previous beliefs or behaviour: （信仰的）改变;退缩;放弃 The professor's speech marked/signalled a retreat from his usual extreme views.教授的演讲标志着／表明他已经放弃了他一贯的极端观点。 Changing your mind 180 about-face about-turn back away back out cave in cold go back on something have another think comingidiom make a 180 make an about-face make an about-turn move pull out shift shift (your) groundidiom there's no turning backidiom think againidiom think better of somethingidiom time-server retreatnoun (PRICE)[ S or U ] a situation in which the price of something goes down: （价格）下跌的情况 Over the past few weeks we have seen the currency's big retreat from its historic high.在过去几周内，这一货币的价格从历史最高点大幅回落。 Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible reduction resize trough tumble retreat | American Dictionaryretreat verb[ I ] us/rɪˈtrit/ to move back and away from someone or something, esp. because you are frightened or want to be alone: She burst into tears and retreated to the bedroom. To retreat is also to go away from a person or place because you are unwilling to fight any more: Under heavy fire, the soldiers retreated. retreat noun[ C/U ] us/rɪˈtrit/ the act of going away from a person or place because you are unwilling to fight any more or are frightened: [ U ]Rebel soldiers were in (full) retreat. A retreat is also a private and safe place where you can be alone. retreat | Business Englishretreat verb[ I ] uk /rɪˈtriːt/us FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to become lower in value or amount, especially after getting higher: Wheat prices retreated after a two-day increase. By the end of business, the dollar had retreated by a full percentage point against the euro. retreat to sthShare prices retreated 28p to 721p. retreat from sthOther high-tech stocks retreated from strong gains earlier in the week. to stop doing something, because it causes too many problems: retreat from sthThe company retreated from the US market in the late 1990s. retreat noun[ S or U ] uk /rɪˈtriːt/us FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a fall in the price, amount, etc. of something, especially after having been high: a retreat from sthOver the past few weeks we have seen the currency's big retreat from its historic high. The FTSE 100 was also in retreat as London traders responded to falls on Wall Street. a decision not to do something you had planned to do, because it causes too many problems Examples of retreatretreat Global warming sparks scramble for black gold under retreating ice. Evolution of retreating subduction boundaries formed during continental collision. Their mood changed only after the governor - wi retreated into his palace. However, after contact with the mucus, the ants retreated and exhibited antennal cleaning, especially when contact with the nectary took place soon after mucus treatment. They can automate their response, as with a doomsday machine, or change their environment, as when troops burn their bridges to make retreats impossible. Prospective proponents of universal worker protection policy retreated, conceding business prerogatives in the labor market. In exploration, he advances, fixating the stimulus, just as he does if, after retreating, he regains courage and pursues the object. After this loss of honour (for such was the decree's real significance), conservative nobles retreated into passivity or departed altogether. To her, the increasingly guilty pleasure she took in retreating into her own imaginary world and characters was a form of false worship. Whenever it seems that a summatory point is going to be made, the author persistently retreats into jargon, loading his sentences with unnecessarily complex terminology. They believe that such terms can only stand for internal mechanisms; a behaviorist who uses them must therefore be retreating from behaviorism. Study courses and retreats were methods used to spread the word among a core of activists. As silence retreats, the sonic entity in our external world enters in and becomes part of the constant exchange inside us. The literature also indicates that the glaciers generally retreated during the first half of the nineteenth century. Middle-class residents were anxious to demarcate themselves from the working class, and sought to do so by retreating into private suburban domesticity. See all examples of retreat These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withretreatretreatThese are words often used in combination with retreat. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. glacial retreat Interglacial episodes, or at least episodes of glacial retreat, are evidenced by interdigitating strata of warm, or nonglacial, facies. religious retreat The format involves a number of individuals, who are not necessarily religious, spending a period of time in a place of religiousretreat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. retreat centre The retreatcentre requested urgent medical assistance. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with retreat |
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