retreat

释义

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

大小写变形: Retreat

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   retreats ; 过去式 :   retreated ; 过去分词 :   retreated ; 现在分词 :   retreating ;

实用场景例句

"Since I've already obtained a job," I answered abruptly, making a swift retreat from the room...

“既然我已经找到工作了。”我匆忙答道，迅速从房间里退了出来。

金山词霸

The young nurse made a face when the head nurse began to retreat.

那位年轻的护士在护士长开始后退时做了个鬼脸。

金山词霸

The French troops, finding themselves outnumbered, had no choice but to retreat...

法军发现自己人数处于劣势，别无选择只能撤退...

金山词霸

Retreating troops splashed gasoline on residential buildings and stores before igniting them.

撤退的部队在点燃前向住宅楼和商店泼洒汽油。

金山词霸

Tucked away dwellings, in my opinion, should serve as a retreat for inhabitants seeking refuge from life's relentless challenges.

在我看来，隐蔽的住所应当成为居住者在生活无情困境中寻求庇护的静修之所。

金山词霸

Her once unshakable self-assurance had retreated into a pitiable realm of uncertainty.

她曾经不可动摇的自信已退却到一个可悲的迷茫境地。

金山词霸

Hidden away in his countryside retreat, he spent the whole of yesterday in solitude.

他昨日一整天都独自躲藏在他乡间的隐居处。

金山词霸

The time was ripe for Cockburn to execute a rapid retreat.

科伯恩意识到该迅速撤退的时机已经成熟。

金山词霸

We retreated from the battlefield under heavy fire.

我们在猛烈火力下从战场撤退。

金山词霸

真题例句

The first is the postponement of, if not retreat from, marriage.

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

However,while talking is largely subconscious and rapid, writing is deliberate and slow, Over time,writers took advantage of this and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one:The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours, till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and……" No one talks like that casually — or should

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

What distinguishes a depression from a harsh recession is paralyzing fear - fear of the unknown so great that it causes consumers, businesses, and investors to retreat and panic.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Why do consumers, businesses and investors retreat and panic in times of depression

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Thirst grows for living unplugged More people are taking breaks from the connected life amid the stillness and quiet of retreats like the Jesuit Center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

fish have a refuge in the streams and can expand into the lagoons when the lake is low and the lagoons are separate, Harper said All the lagoons join when the lake is high and fish must retreat to their stream refuges or die.

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Moreover,the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

Moreover, the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation: two days, not two seconds.

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun

1. (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat;

"the disorderly retreat of French troops"

2. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

3. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

4. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

5. an area where you can be alone

6. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation;

"a religious retreat"

Verb

1. pull back or move away or backward;

"The enemy withdrew"

"The limo pulled away from the curb"

2. move away, as for privacy;

"The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

3. move back;

"The glacier retrogrades"

4. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;

"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"

"He backed out of his earlier promise"

"The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"