| 单词 | retreat |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[rɪˈtri:t] 美[rɪˈtrit] |
| 解释 | vi.撤退,后退;撤销,作罢;(眼睛等)凹进;[航]向后倾斜;n.撤回;静居处;引退期间;静思,静修; |
| 例句 | VERB 退避;后退;离开 If you retreat, you move away from something or someone. 例:'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room...“我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道,并从房间里退了出来。 例:The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.看着护士长离去的身影,这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。 VERB (军队)撤退,退却 When an army retreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them. 例:The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat...人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。 例:Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上,并放火焚烧。 VERB 放弃,远离(计划、生活方式等);从…中隐退 If you retreat from something such as a plan or a way of life, you give it up, usually in order to do something safer or less extreme. 例:I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life...我认为人们所居住的房子应该能让他们远离残酷的现实生活。 例:From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.她从信心百倍变得自怜自哀。 N-COUNT 隐居地;静养所 A retreat is a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private. 例:He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.他昨天躲在了他乡下的静养地。 PHRASE 匆匆离开;仓皇撤退 If you beat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation. 例:Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat.科伯恩认为到了该紧急撤退的时候了。 |
| 变形 | third:retreats~done:retreated~ing:retreating~past:retreated~ |
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